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Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) – Time sensitive Call for Proposals – Quantum Technology

Research Admin Offices:

  • ROADS

Funding Type:

Proposal

Opportunity Type:

  • Request for Proposal

Value:

Stream 1 Applications – WITH a Mitacs international partner, that becomes:

??  $9,000 award to carry out a research project over 12 to 24 weeks

??  $15,000 award to carry out a research project over 24 to 36 weeks

 Stream 2 Applications – Applicable to the list of 54 countries and regions eligible for GRA:

Under this offer, undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs receive the following:

  • $6,000 award to carry out a research project over 12 to 24 weeks
  • $12,000 award to carry out a research project over 24 to 36 weeks

Disciplines:

  • Faculty of Engineering

Sponsors:

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline:

January 8, 2024

Sponsor Deadline:

January 12, 2024

Additional Dates:

  • Spring Draft Application - ROADS - January 8, 2024
  • Spring Final Application - Sponsor - January 12, 2024
  • Summer Draft Application - ROADS - March 22, 2024
  • Summer Final Application - Sponsor - March 31, 2024

Description:

Mitacs is launching a new quantum technology offer for the Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA).

  • No co-funding required of the McMaster researchers
  • Possibility to have 2 successive internship terms, meaning longer internships
  • Enhanced funding
  • Up to 5 interns per project

Stream 1 Applications – WITH a Mitacs international partner, that becomes:

??  $9,000 award to carry out a research project over 12 to 24 weeks

??  $15,000 award to carry out a research project over 24 to 36 weeks

Participating Mitacs international partners:

  • Brazil: Fundação Araucária Foundation
  • France: French Embassy in Canada
  • France: Université Grenoble Alpes
  • France: Université de Lorraine
  • Germany: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)

Please note that specific eligibility criteria may apply for each participating international partner. Please refer to the International Partners Information under the GRA page.

Stream 2 Applications – Applicable to the list of 54 countries and regions eligible for GRA:

Under this offer, undergraduates, graduates, and postdocs receive the following:

  • $6,000 award to carry out a research project over 12 to 24 weeks
  • $12,000 award to carry out a research project over 24 to 36 weeks

Interested professors should contact a Mitacs Advisor to discuss the project and start writing the proposal through the GRA Registration and Application Portal.

Resources:

Additional details. 

Contact:

For more information and to apply, contact ROADS Senior Advisor, Miky Dumitrescu.