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Mobility scholarships for current Ontario Tech students, faculty and staff

University policy states that all travel outside of Canada for university-related activities must be registered ahead of travel. This includes student exchanges, internships, research-related activities, university competitions, conference travel or any faculty and staff mobility. Candidates who successfully secure a mobility funding opportunity, must notify Ontario Tech University of their travel. 

Student Travel

Faculty and Staff Travel

 

Students

Faculty and Staff

  • Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program - OPEN

    Application guidelines

    • Issued by: Global Affairs Canada
    • Candidates: Canadian students, faculty, researchers and mid-career professionals
    • Application deadline: March 10, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EDT
    • All inquiries about this program should be directed to scholarships-info-bourses@international.gc.ca or 613-237-4820.
  • DAAD Canada - German Academic Exchange Service
    Group Study Visit
    Application guidelines
    • Candidates: Faculty member organizing a visit with a group of 10-15 students
    • Application deadlines:
      • November 1 (for trips commencing between March 1 and May 31 of the following year)
      • February 1 (for trips commencing between June 1 and August 31 of the same year)
      • May 1 (for trips commencing between September 1 of the same year and February 28 of the following year)
    Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists
    Application guidelines
    • Candidates: Faculty
    • Application deadlines:
      • Closed (mid-October) (funding for travel period between May 1 and September 30)
      • May 15, 2025 (funding period between October 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026)
  • Faculty Mobility for Partnership Building Program

    Application guidelines

    • Issued by: Global Affairs Canada
    • Candidates: Faculty and researchers at post-secondary institutions in Canada
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-March)
    Apply Here (Closed)
    If you are interested in applying for this program, join our webinar. Date TBD 2025 to learn more. Register here (Closed). 
  • Isidro Fabela Research Program

    Application guidelines

    • Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
    • Candidates: Canadian researchers
    • Application deadline: Closed (late-June)
  • Mitacs

    Application guidelines

    • Issued by: Mitacs
    • Candidates: Professors
    • Application deadline: On-going, check guidelines for eligible programs
  • University of the Arctic

    Open

    • 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award: The award is open to diverse experiences and populations with the goal of further developing new ideas that could contribute materially to preventing, mitigating, adapting, and reversing the effects of climate change in the Arctic. Find the application guidelines here and the nomination deadline is April 30, 2025.
    • UArctic Travel Fund: For students, faculty, and staff of Canadian UArctic member institutions attending Artic-related conferences, meetings, and workshops. Find the application guidelines here and the deadline is ongoing. Submissions are scheduled for review on April 30, 2025; August 31, 2025; and December 31, 2025.
    • north2north exchanges: Domestic students in a degree or graduate program who have completed at least one year of post-secondary studies before their exchange. Find the application guidelines here and the deadline is ongoing. Check the application procedures and the Deadlines for student mobility for: Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark), Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

    Closed: 

    • UArctic: ICARP IV SUMMIT attendees who are Masters, PhD students, and early-career researchers (within 5 years of the PhD award) from UArctic member institutions. Application guidelines.
    • Travel Grants for Undergraduate Northern Indigenous Students Attending the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024. Application guidelines.