Mitacs-SICI Partnership Globalink Research Awards at Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute 2022-23

About the Research Award:

Eligible participants (Master’s, Ph.D., Postdocs) from India and Canada (each way) apply to conduct joint research projects with academic collaborators/supervisors at SICI’s Indian / Canadian member universities for 12-24 weeks (25% of the time can be spent at the home institution). Master’s or Ph.D. Students and Post-doctoral fellows from SICI member Institutions in India and Canada will travel to the other country to work on research projects at SICI Member Institutions for 12-24 weeks.

Eligibility criteria for The Mitacs-SICI Globalink Research Awards:

• Applicants must be registered as full-time Master’s, Ph.D. students, or postdoctoral fellows at an eligible Indian/ Canadian university or institution and remain as such throughout their Globalink Research Award. Postdoctoral fellows may apply if their date of graduation from a Ph.D. program is no more than 5 years before the proposed start date of the research project.
• Applicants must be from SICI member institutions.
• Applicants must not undertake a research project at an institution where they have previously completed a degree and/or been employed.
• Applicants must be the legal age of majority in India /Canada (18 years of age or older).
• Applicants must meet travel requirements for their intended destination, including visa and/or immigration requirements and associated documentation.
• Applicants must not have been previously awarded a Globalink Research Award. 

Host Supervising Professors:

• Must hold a faculty position at a Canadian/ Indian university.
• Must be eligible to supervise graduate students and hold funding from Tri-Council / any other Government body/ agency in India / Canada.

Home Supervising Professors:

• Must be recognized faculty members at their Indian / Canadian institutions.
• Must be eligible to supervise graduate students in India / Canada.

Value of the Awards:

Successful applicants of the Mitacs-SICI Globalink Research Awards will receive a scholarship value of 6,000 CAD- which includes student airfare, visa, medical insurance, living stipend, research-related costs, student stipend, accommodation costs, programming, evaluation, professional development, administration, and research costs.

Deadline: All year long, applications for the Program are welcome. The program will end after the allotted number of rewards has been determined, though. To be eligible for a prize, applicants are urged to apply as soon as possible.