International funding opportunities

To stay updated with the latest international funding opportunities and view our newsletter:

• Visit the Pivot- RP website to use the search bar to find international funding opportunities relevant to your research or project. Learn more about Pivot-RP here. 
• View a curated list of international funding opportunities and internal opportunities on Pivot-RP. The lists can also be accessed via the newsletters.
• View the weekly newsletter distributed via Pivot- RP that contains curated lists and important announcements/updates on major funding opportunities.

Applicants are welcome from all Mitacs partners; however, preference will be given to applications for student mobility with Waterloo’s bilateral partnerships with the University of Bordeaux, University of Grenoble Alps, École Polytechnique, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, and emerging partnership with INRIA. Furthermore, please review Canadian and international travel restrictions before submitting your application.

To apply to any Mitacs calls, contact Amanda Green for the application documents; then, send your completed application form to Amatul Shafi, cc'ing or-internationalresearch@uwaterloo.ca, for Office of Research review and signature. For projects conducted outside of Canada, academic supervisors must submit the complete application package by email to Amanda Green. For any Mitacs Accelerate program related questions- contact Shealyn May (Grants & Contracts Coordinator, Research Partnerships). 

Submission: Proposals must be submitted to the Office of Research one week prior to the agency deadline unless stated otherwise and be accompanied by a completed Cover Sheet signed by the PI, Department Chair or Research Centre Director and Faculty Dean or ADR (please refer to the Cover Sheet instructions for details). For all funding opportunities listed below, please contact Ibi Brown, cc'ing or-internationalresearch@uwaterloo.ca, unless otherwise noted.

Feedback: We encourage early submission to take advantage of our review service. We provide feedback to help polish applications for maximum impact focusing on:

• Adherence to guidelines and policies
• Budget and eligible expenses
• Readability and impact
• Selection criteria clearly and fully addressed

Germany

• Research Explorer - The German research directory–Find research institutes at German universities and non-university research institutions, searchable by geographic location, subject and other structural criteria
• DAAD research funding for faculty
• Research in Germany – Funding Programmes

Other 

• cognit.ca - access expertise, facilities and IP at Canada's post-secondary institutions. 
• Horizon Europe Guide for Canadians - links resesearchers in Canada to information about Horizon Europe programs. 
• EURAXESS North America - links researchers in North America with the European Research Area for Horizon2020 programs.
• IC-IMPACTS - offers Canadian-Indian funding opportunities.
• MSCA Individual Fellowships 2019 Handbook - provides information about Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships. 
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - provides information about the Research Fellowship Programme
• ERRIN Partner Search - allows researchers to search for partners for EU-funded projects
• IDRC Scaling Science - provides a new approach for designing, managing, and evaluating research for impact as it relates to the knowledge, innovation and solutions to improve the lives of people in the developing world
• OpenERC - tools to help guide researchers to develop a successful ERC grant: contact Nikolaos Floratos
• European Research Executive Agency - apply to evaluate and monitor projects

Horizon Europe and Canada

Horizon Europe & Canada 2024 (January 25th, 2024) Webinar Slide 

Horizon Europe & Canada 2024 (January 25th, 2024) Webinar Recording

Canada EU STI Opportunities (March 23rd, 2023) Webinar Recording

European Research Funding Information Session (October 17, 2023) slides and recordings

1 - John Paul Kleiner, Senior Manager, University Relations, DAAD Information Point Toronto, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service): Slides and Recording

2 - Luigi Scarpa de Masellis, Advisor, Trade and Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to Canada: Slides and Recording

3 - Jackson Howard, Regional Coordinator, Euraxess North America or Derya Büyüktanir Karacan, Program Manager, EURAXESS North America: Slides and Recording

Session recording of UK-Canada collaboration webinar

Session Recordings of European Research and Innovation Days

Webinar recording of: How to prepare a successful proposal in Horizon Europe

EURAXESS North America: Webinar Recording of Horizon Europe Canada Lanuch

Presentation of the NSERC Alliance Quantum Funding Opportunities (slides with notes)

The partnership between the University of Waterloo and the University of Bordeaux began in 2010 as a collaboration resulting from shared research interests in materials science and nanotechnology. Since then, this partnership has led to several joint initiatives, including workshops, a bio-based chemistry international undergraduate program, and a strategic framework agreement for international collaboration. Internal calls for research proposals supporting Waterloo and Bordeaux researchers with seed funding—most recently focused on artificial intelligence and health research—have resulted in several conferences and workshops, new innovations and technologies, joint publications, and other valuable outcomes. 

Learn more about the impacts of the ongoing partnership between Waterloo and Bordeaux at our joint website. 

Interested in employing co-op students for your international projects? Contact Lisa ter Woort, Account Manager, International Co-op/International Mobility, Co-operative Education. Please also refer to the Supporting International Co-op Activities Text for helpful information. 

For any other questions related to international co-op, please reach out to Lisa ter Woort

Please note that UW co-op students will continue to work remotely from Canada during the COVID-19 crisis and are still willing to participate in international projects.  Researchers can contact cecaintam@uwaterloo.ca for more information.