Globalink Research Award

Eligibility

• Be 18 years old and over at the time of application;
• Foreign undergraduate students in their final year (must have completed second year of study before beginning their research at UdeM), foreign graduate students or foreign postdoctoral fellows, in any discipline;
• Students must come from a university or university-level research center;
• The home institution must be located in an eligible country: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, all European Union member states, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taïwan, Tunisia, United Kingdom, the USA and Ukraine;
• The research stay at UdeM must be from 12 to 24 weeks;
• Students must have a professor supervisor at their home university and another at UdeM;
• Students can receive a $6,000 CAD grant, half of which is funded by Mitacs Globalink and the other half by an outside organization (e.g., home university, granting agencies, private companies, home university supervisor, UdeM supervisor, etc.). Please consult your student mobility office or your home university supervisor;
• Admission at any time: application required 16 weeks before the start of the research project;
• Funding of research only. No courses / seminars can be taken during the research;
• Research stay can not begin until Globalink Fellowship is accepted.

About Company

The purpose of each Campus Montréal project is to design and develop innovative solutions to complex issues. To create a favourable climate for education and knowledge transfer here and around the world. To raise our profile in the community through creative and productive partnerships. Campus Montréal wants to raise $140 million to establish a landmark scholarship fund. Committed to academic excellence and access, the Campus Montréal Scholarship Fund will above all support students pursuing graduate and post-graduate studies, improve access to post-secondary education for gifted students and enhance the international dimension of our programs.

The University of Montreal is born of an educational project. And, as the story unfolds over 135 years, it has become a social project. Here are some milestones in our history. Foundation of the University of Montreal around three faculties: theology, law and medicine. The École Polytechnique de Montréal is part of the University of Montreal, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts. The University leaves the Latin Quarter to move to Mount Royal in a new building designed by architect Ernest Cormier.

Université de Montréal has 9,343 foreign students, making it Canada’s 4th most international university, according to the Times Higher Education ranking. Nearly 8,000 permanent residents also attend UdeM every year. The Université de Montréal recruits top professors both locally and abroad. This intellectual and cultural diversity creates a highly stimulating environment for our students, including a growing number of international students. Our campus is also home to international organizations like the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.