Competition

Note: This is an open-intake and will remain open until funds are no longer available from Mitacs. 

In support of Canada’s commitments to implementing the AI Adoption Roadmap, Mitacs is pleased to announce the official launch of the Globalink Research Award G7 Artificial Intelligence Adoption Call. The call is now open. In recognition of our collective work and impact, this call is available exclusively to Full Members as a membership benefit. The Globalink Research Award G7 AI Adoption Call will support academic collaborations and researcher mobility between Canada and G7 countries. It reflects Canada’s commitment to advancing AI leadership within the G7, with a focus on research that is both globally competitive and domestically translatable. This call prioritizes high-quality academic research in artificial intelligence while encouraging pathways that enable the translation of research into real-world applications. We encourage projects that contribute to advancing foundational and applied AI knowledge and that may demonstrate the potential to support adoption by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is not a requirement for applying; rather it is considered an asset. 

 Key details: 

• The call will be delivered through the standard Mitacs Globalink Research Award program.

• Award value: $6,000 per internship unit (IU).

• Funds release: Standard GRA process.

• Eligible activities: AI-focused research collaborations and researcher mobility initiatives between Canada and eligible G7 countries.

• Applicants must meet the standard Globalink Research Award eligibility requirements.

• Bilateral travel: Canadian applicants may travel to a G7 country, or collaborators from a G7 country may travel to Canada. All G7 countries are eligible: the United Kingdom, Japan, France, the United States, Germany, and Italy.

• The Globalink Research Award G7 Artificial Intelligence Adoption Call operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a sufficient number of applications have been received to fully allocate the available IUs, the call will close. These are additional IUs outside the standard allocation stream. We encourage interested parties to apply early.

• Projects may include up to five interns, with a maximum of two IUs per intern, subject to applicable lifetime limits. 

Should you have any questions, please contact the International Programs team at international@mitacs.ca or your local Mitacs Business Development advisor.

Before you begin your application, please contact Memorial's Mitacs advisors, who will assist you in completing the application process: Heidi Crummell, 709-327-8902, hcrummell@mitacs.ca

Once the application is complete, the Mitacs advisor you've been working with will request that the application be submitted for Departmental, HSS Faculty, and Research Initiatives and Services (RIS) institutional reviews and approvals via Memorial's Researcher Portal (RP). In order to facilitate the HSS Faculty’s administrative review, please ensure "Heather C. O'Brien (Grants Facilitator)" and “Matthew Milner (Grants Facilitator)” are added as "Team Members" on your RP file. Allow at least 10 business days for these reviews to be completed.

In accordance with University-wide approval protocols, all tabs of the RP file must be completed, the completed application must be uploaded to the “Attachments” tab, all supporting documentation including support for cash and in-kind commitments and/or letters of support must also be uploaded, and “Submit” must be pressed prior to the HSS internal deadline listed below. HSS cannot guarantee completion of an administrative review for application files that are incomplete and/or are submitted after the HSS deadline. For more detailed RP submission instructions and information, please consult the "How Do I...?" page of HSS Research Support Services website.

If you plan to apply to this competition or other research funding opportunities (as either PI or CI), contact an HSS Grants Facilitation Officer (GFO), Heather C. O’Brien (HSSResearchAdmin@mun.ca, 864-8603) or Matthew Milner (HSSResearchGrants@mun.ca, 864-8050), to notify the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of your intent to apply. Informing HSS of youir intent to apply early, may make it possible for you to avail of HSS's proposal development supports and will help facilitate an efficient final review. A GFO can also answer any questions you may have about internal or external submission procedures.