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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

  • Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Global Affairs Canada
    • Candidates: Canadian students, faculty, researchers and mid-career professionals
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-March)
  • CERN Short-Term Internship, Geneva Switzerland

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research
    • Candidates: Full-time undergraduate or Master's students with a main field of study as listed in the guidelines.
    • Application deadline: Open, applications ongoing
  • DAAD Canada - German Academic Exchange Service

    German Studies Research Grant - students

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral candidates carrying out research projects on German cultural studies.
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-May)

     

    Short term research grant - students

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: PhD students
    • Application Deadline: Closed (early-May)
  • ERNST Mach Grant, Austria

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Austrian government
    • Candidates: Students interested in attending FH Upper Austria on outbound exchange. Must be full-time undergraduate students who have completed at least 4 semesters, or Master's students.
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-February). *Students must apply for outbound exchange to FH Upper Austria by mid-December.
  • Global Connect Fellowship, Singapore

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • Candidates: Bachelor's Master's students graduating in 2025
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-March)
  • Global Korea Scholarship for Graduate Degrees

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Government of the Republic of Korea
    • Candidates: Canadian Master's or PhD students
    • Application deadline: Closed (late-March)
  • High Level Scientific Fellowship, France

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Embassy of France in Canada and Campus France
    • Candidates: PhD students or postdocs working in a Canadian university
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-February)
  • IDRC International Doctoral Research Awards, Global South

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Universities Canada
    • Candidates: PhD students who are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a country defined as ODA-eligible by the OECD Development Assistance Committee in Africa, the Middle East or Latin America and the Caribbean.
    • Application deadline: Closed (mid-July)
  • Mitacs

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Mitacs
    • Candidates: Varies
    • Application deadline: Ongoing, check guidelines for eligible programs
  • Scholarship for Hungary-Canada Mobility

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Ontario Tech University and the Oshawa Hungarian Culture Club
    • Candidates: Undergraduate Ontario Tech students participating in outbound exchange to University of Pécs in Hungary
    • Application deadline: Open - ongoing
  • University of the Arctic

    north2north exchanges

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Domestic student in a degree or graduate program and have completed at least one year of post-secondary studies prior to their exchange.
    • Application deadline: Closed (mid-February)

    My northern project call for Nordic PhD proposals for Arctic Circle Assembly

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: PhD students working in the field of northern or Arctic research
    • Application deadline: Closed (late-April)

    Travel Grants for Undergraduate Northern Indigenous Students Attending the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Undergraduate Northern Indigenous students
    • Application deadline: Closed (late-April)

    Travel Fund for Participation in UArctic Activities

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Students, faculty and staff
    • Application deadline: Ongoing. Submissions are accepted at any time and will be reviewed on the following schedule - April 30, 2024; August 31, 2024; December 31, 2024
    • Note: This fund can be used for non-UArctic events on a case-by-case basis so long as the context or location is based on Arctic issues taking place in the Arctic.

Faculty and Staff

  • Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program

    Application Guidelines

    • Issued by: Global Affairs Canada
    • Candidates: Canadian students, faculty, researchers and mid-career professionals
    • Application deadline: Closed (early-March)
  • 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 deadline: Open - May 15, 2024
  • 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 (late-November)
  • 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: Ongoing, check guidelines for eligible programs
  • University of the Arctic

    north2north exchanges

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Staff or faculty working at Ontario Tech whose work is affiliated with northern/arctic research or is connected to an institution in the north.
    • Application deadline: Closed (mid-February)

    The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Faculty. Individuals or small groups, including community groups and organizations or emerging and mid-career professionals.
    • Application deadline: Closed (late-April)

    Travel Fund for Participation in UArctic Activities

    Application Guidelines

    • Candidates: Faculty, staff and students
    • Application deadline: Ongoing. Submissions are accepted at any time and will be reviewed on the following schedule - April 30, 2024; August 31, 2024; December 31, 2024
    • Note: This fund can be used for non-UArctic events on a case-by-case basis so long as the context or location is based on Arctic issues taking place in the Arctic.

    Global Affairs Leadership Initiative Funds
    The Global Arctic Leadership Initiative (GALI) fund, by Global Affairs Canada, allows researchers to fund projects that focus on enhancing Canada's leadership in the Arctic and fostering collaborations in the Circumpolar North. The two funding opportunities include: UArctic x Lloyd's Register Foundation Research Fellowships: Arctic Maritime Safety
    Application Guidelines
    • Candidates: Faculty (researchers)
    • Application deadline: June 15, 2024