Polytechnique Montréal Research Internship Program - Summer

Polytechnique Montréal at Université de Montréal is one of Canada's leading applied research engineering schools. Highly ranked for the number of Canada Research Chairs in Engineering and the scope of its research activities, Polytechnique obtains the highest research funding among engineering schools in the country.

Every year, Polytechnique's research units welcome over 250 students from other universities wishing to put into practice the technical and scientific knowledge acquired in their studies. The research conducted, respectful of the health and safety measures issued by the Public Health Agency, and supervised by a Polytechnique professor, emanates from a real societal or industrial need, and is made in the lab or in situ.

Program website: https://polymtl.adv-pub.moveonca.com/rip/

Applicants who meet all of the following criteria are eligible to apply.

1) 3rd-year+ undergraduates, master’s student nominated by Science Tokyo (up to 3 students)

2) GPA 2.75/4

3) sufficient English or French

Polytechnique Montréal

Start date options:

1) April 27, 2026

2) May 11, 2026

3) May 25, 2026

4) June 8, 2026

5) July 27, 2026

Program end date is negotiable. The longest duration is 4 months.

Once the admission to the program has been confirmed, no change in the duration or the dates can be made.

Tuition fees waiver for the duration of the internship.

Possible CAD1,500/month from host university. If not awarded, participant is able to receive scholarships described below:

International students who are not Japanese nationals or permanent residents and meet the GPA requirement are eligible to receive scholarship for JPY110,000/month.

Please complete your application to Tokyo Tech and to the Polytechnique Montréal by the respective deadlines as follows:

1) Application to Science Tokyo

Apply to Global Education Division by the deadline (Dec 16, 2025) and have an interview.

2) Appliction to Polytechnique Montréal

After passing the internal selection, please apply from Polytechnique Montréal website.

You will need to upload your letter of motivation, CV, most recent academic transcript, proof of enrollment, etc., so be sure to prepare the necessary documents as soon as possible.

Polytechnique Montréal International

Email: point@polymtl.ca

Application to Science Tokyo: Dec 16, 2025

Application to Polytechnique Montréal: Jan 15, 2026

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