ACADEMIC DEADLINES
December 7: Fall term ends. Last day of fall term classes. Classes follow a Monday schedule. Last day for academic withdrawal from fall term courses. Last day for take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. Last day to pay any remaining fall tuition fees to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.
December 8: No classes or examinations take place.
December 9 – 21: Final examinations in fall term courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter courses may be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.
December 22 (noon), 2018-January 1, 2019 inclusive: University closed.
January 2, 2019: University reopens at 8:30 a.m.
January 7: Winter term classes begin.
January 14: OSAP deferral deadline. Late payment charges and late registration charges applied to the student account on or after this date for eligible OSAP students.
January 18: Last day for registration for winter term courses. Last day to change courses or sections (including auditing) for winter term courses.
January 18: 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 winter 2019 and must register for the winter 2019 term.
January 18-20 and January 25-27: Fall term deferred examinations will be held.
January 31: Last day for a fee adjustment when withdrawing from winter term courses or the winter portion of two-term courses (financial withdrawal). Withdrawals after this date will create no financial change to winter term fees and will result in a permanent notation of WDN appearing on your official transcript.
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.
EVENTS/OTHER
December 8: Holiday Skate
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
TRAINING & CAREER WORKSHOPS
December 6: Information and coaching session for students interested in participating in SSHRC’s Storyteller competition
January 3: Contract Instructor Orientation Winter 2019. Register now!
January 5: Contract Instructor Orientation Workshop Day: Preparing for the Winter Term
January 14 or 22: Information sessions for students interested in participating in the Three Minute Thesis (You can attend either session)
January 16-March 27 Contract Instructors – Certificate in University Teaching
Grad Navigate workshops for the fall term are now finished. MyGradSkills.ca has been discontinued.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
December 5: Deadline to apply for a Gates Cambridge scholarship
December 15: Deadline to apply for a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Advanced Scholars
Jan. 7: Carleton deadline to apply for a Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholarship
February 1: Deadline to apply for a Mackenzie King Memorial scholarship
July 1, 2019: Deadline to apply for a bursary from the Centre for Research and Education on Women & Work
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.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: December 31 (winter term), April 30 (summer term) and August 31 (fall term) (access form via Carleton Central).
Deadlines 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).
“Pedagogical” training hours must be completed by March 30 for a full academic year TAship or a winter-only TAship. Fall-only TAs must complete their hours by November 30.
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.
