ACADEMIC DEADLINES.
August 25: Fall payment deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late charges may be applied to the student account any time after this date.
September 1: Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates
September 4: Statutory holiday. University closed.
September 5: Fall Orientation for new grad students and TAs
September 6: Fall term begins. Fall and fall/winter classes begin.
September 14: (For those who are eligible to opt out of the U-Pass) For a full refund, the U-Pass must be returned by this date.
September 15-17: Full and late summer deferred final examinations held.
September 19: Last day of registration for fall term and fall/winter courses. Last day to change courses or sections (including auditing) for fall/winter and fall term courses.
September 19: Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs will not be eligible to graduate in Fall 2017 and must register for the fall 2017 term.
September 30: Last day to withdraw from fall term and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal). Withdrawals after this date will create no financial change to Fall term fees.
October 6: December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online.
October 9: Statutory holiday. University closed.
October 23-27: Fall break. Classes are suspended.
For a complete list of all official academic and financial dates and deadlines, please go to the Registrar’s website. For all financial matters, go to Student Accounts.
TRAINING & CAREER WORKSHOPS
Register now for the EDC’s Preparing to Teach Certificate course. Check this page for details.
Registration for TA Training Day (Sept. 23) will open on Carleton Central before Sept. 5. Details are here.
MacOdrum Library is offering a Thesis Jumpstart series this term (Using NVIVO for your Literature Review (Registration already available), Literature Reviews and Citation Management and Research Data Management)
Grad Navigate workshops are not offered during the summer term. However, you can already register for some fall workshops. You can also access online training through MyGradSkills.ca. Please note that these online training modules do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
Apply Now for the 5th National Student Paper Competition. Check website for deadlines.
August 18: Deadline to apply for the British Council Canada and UNA-C trainers program
August 31: Deadline to apply for the German Parliament’ s International Parliamentary Scholarship Program
September 6: Register now for this CIHR award information session. Today from 10-11:30 a.m.
September 8: Register now for a CIHR award information session. Today from 1-2:30 p.m.
September 10: Carleton U. deadline to apply for a Rhodes scholarship (if interested, email Andrew Brook)
September 12: NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships Presentation – 1:30 in the Senate Room (6th floor, Robertson Hall).
September 30: Deadline to apply for the Mauril Belanger memorial Youth Addictions Research Grant
Mitacs offers several funding opportunities for graduate students. You can apply any time, except there are two deadline dates each year for the Mitacs Elevate program. Check out:
(a) Mitacs Accelerate (Funding starts at $15,000 for research internships with industry or non-profit partners)
(b) Mitacs Elevate ($57,500 annual grant for two-year postdoctoral fellowships with industry or non-profit partners).
(c) Mitacs Globalink Research (Travel funding for research projects with international universities.
Note: For information about Carleton awards, go to our awards and funding website.
EVENTS/OTHER
Now-August 30: Work is underway to install pedestrian-activated flashing lights at the west crossover at University Dr. and Campus Ave, near parking Lot 18. When completed, pedestrians will be able to push a button to activate flashing lights when crossing the road.
Now-August 28: The section of University Drive in front of the Life Sciences Building will remain closed to vehicle traffic until this date to facilitate construction. The pedestrian pathway will be covered and remain open during that time. Library Road is open to help ease traffic congestion on campus.
Now-Early November: Work on the expansion of the bus shelter at Minto Case is taking place. New shelter will be larger and heated.
Now-September 4: Room 2017 in Dunton Tower will not be available due to renovations. It will reopen after Labour Day.
September 1: ISSO’s Orientation for International Graduate Students
September 2-3: Residence move-in weekend.
September 5: FGPA Orientation for new graduate students (including international students) and TAs. Departmental introductions for students and other academic preparation activities will be held.
October 10: Deadline to apply for the “Cool Japan” program at Chiba University.
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: August 31 (fall term), December 31 (winter term) and April 30 (summer term) (access form via Carleton Central),
Deadline to apply to be an “out-of-priority” TA are as follows: December 15 (Winter term), April 15 (Spring/Summer term) and August 15 (Fall/Winter term). You can apply once you are registered as a full-time student in the respective term (For fall, registration opens June 23).
“Pedagogical” training hours must be completed by November 30 for a fall-only TAship and by March 30 for a full academic year TAship or a winter-only TAship.
TAs – Please note that it can take up to two weeks before your attendance at workshops is recorded. You are strongly encouraged to track your progress independently of the TA Management System in order to ensure its accuracy. In the event of a discrepancy, you are responsible for ensuring your training is captured in Carleton Central.