Background
Mitacs is a national, private not-for-profit organization that has designed and delivered unique research and training programs in Canada for 15 years. As a complement to its domestic initiatives, Mitacs has a series of international programs which provide two-way knowledge and talent exchange between key partner countries and Canada. Such international opportunities provide a means to expand Canada鈥檚 academic connections facilitating the exchange of knowledge and ideas.
Opportunity
The Globalink Research Award offers graduate students at Mitacs full and associate partner universities (杏吧原创 University, included) in Canada the opportunity to undertake research at Inria Research Centres in France.聽 Each research project will occur over a 12 to 24 week period and will be jointly supervised by faculty members in Canada and by a recognized research member at Inria.
Eligibility
- Award is open to graduate students conducting applied research in information and communication science and technology along the following research streams:
o聽聽 Applied mathematics, computation and simulation
o聽聽 Algorithmic, programming, software and architecture
o聽聽 Networks, systems and services, distributed computing
o聽聽 Perception, cognition, interaction
o聽聽 Digital health, biology and earth
- Graduate students are eligible to apply to this competitive award
- Intern must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or international student
Funding Available and Timeline
- Up to $5,000 from Mitacs to support the student鈥檚 travel and project costs
- Additional monthly funding provided by Inria (up to the stated amount):
- 鈧�1,100 per Master鈥檚 student
- 鈧�1,200 per PhD student
- Application submission at least 10-12 weeks prior to departure to allow time to make travel and accommodation arrangements, obtain necessary travel documents and complete necessary international pre-departure requirements
- Project start as early as March 2, 2015 and as late as December 31, 2015
Full Details
- Full details regarding the
Deadlines
Full application due by December 1, 2014 at 5pm PST. Draft and full applications may be submitted via your 杏吧原创 University, on-site Mitacs Business Development Specialist (rneu@mitacs.ca).
Internal Contacts
If you are interested in the Globalink Research Award – Inria, please contact your 杏吧原创 University Mitacs Business Development Specialist for more information.
| Rebecca Neu | Business Development Specialist, 杏吧原创 University | 5110 HCI |