mitacs: special thematic call for the globalink research award program 2020-21

mitacs has announced a special thematic call for the globalink research award program.   the deadline to apply is december 7, 2020 (the internal submission deadline is november 23, 2020), for projects with start dates between march 15, 2021 and february 28, 2022.  projects have one year from the approval date to start.  themes and subthemes are:

1. artificial intelligence: 

i. responsible ai
ii. data governance
iii. future of work
iv. innovation and commercialization

2. quantum technologies:

i. quantum computing and simulation
ii. quantum networking and communication
iii. quantum sensing and metrology

3. green economy:

i. sustainable industry
ii. clean technology and materials
iii. clean energy transition
iv. healthy environments (includes arctic research, oceans, sustainable agriculture and smart cities)

4. pandemic preparedness:

i. pandemic preparedness and ai
ii. social impact policy making
iii. societal response to covid-19 pandemic
iv. one health

general guidelines. this call is separate from the lakehead-specific gra program, and there is no co-pay requirement. unless otherwise noted, research stays are for 3-6 months, and the award amount is cad 6,000.  travel in both directions is eligible - lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 /pdf can travel to the partner, or a lakehead faculty member can host a student/pdf from a partner. unless otherwise noted, all lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , including international 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , are eligible.  up to 5 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 may participate on a project (single project application). a specific partner may have specific eligibility criteria/restrictions, and/or program enhancements.

general eligibility. unless otherwise noted for a specific partner:

世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and postdoctoral fellows

• must be registered as full-time senior undergraduates, graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , or postdoctoral fellows at a canadian university or at an eligible university or institution outside canada and remain as such throughout their gra project period. postdoctoral fellows may apply if their date of graduation from a phd program is no more than five years prior to the proposed start date of the research project.
• cannot undertake a research project at an institution where they have previously completed a degree
• for participants travelling from canada: cannot undertake a research project in a country where they hold citizenship (unless they are a permanent resident or citizen of canada)
• must be the legal age of majority in canada (18 years of age or older)
• must meet travel requirements for their intended destination, including visa and/or immigration requirements and associated documentation
• cannot hold more than one globalink research award per academic lifetime
• cannot have previously held a mitacs-jsps summer program award

undergraduate eligibility

undergraduate applicants completing their first post-secondary degree must have completed their second year of studies prior to departure. all applicants enrolled in an undergraduate degree must have maintained a b average in their two most recent semesters prior to application. this average can be cumulative over the two semesters.

home and host supervising professors

• must hold a faculty position at a canadian university or must be recognized faculty members at their institutions outside canada
• must be eligible to hold tri-agency funding and to supervise graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in canada or must be eligible to host graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at their institution outside canada

partners for this special themed call are:

brazil: fundação araucária foundation
china: china science and technology exchange center (cstec)
france: institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (inria)
france: french embassy in canada
france: université de lorraine
germany: karlsruher institut für technologie (helmholtz association)
germany: jülich (helmholtz association)
india: shastri indo-canadian institute
japan: national institute of advanced industrial science (aist)
korea: national research foundation of korea (nrf)
singapore: ai singapore (aisg)
taiwan: national cheng kung university
tunisia: mediterranean institute of technology (medtech)
united kingdom: uk research and innovation (ukri)

 * see the chart on the next page for specific institutions that are eligible, as well as partner-specific criteria.

to request an application: 

https://www.mitacs.ca/en/globalink-research-award-thematic-call-request-...

for more information:

                阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 :

jill sherman, international research facilitator, office of research services, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , tel: 807-343-8014, email: intl.research@lakeheadu.ca

mitacs – business development representatives for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜

wilson luo | 226.787.4096 | wluo@mitacs.ca
christine macdonald | 647.221.5709 | cmacdonald@mitacs.ca

eligible partners

unless otherwise noted, undergraduates, graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and post-doctoral fellows are eligible, travel in both directions is eligible (lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and post-doctoral fellows (pdf) can travel to the partner, or a lakehead faculty member can host a student/pdf from a partner), and all four themes are eligible. unless otherwise noted, all lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 including international 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are eligible. please check eligibility restrictions for any deviations from the general eligibility criteria.