ACADEMIC DEADLINES
Until February 21: Winter Break. Classes are suspended.
March 1: Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department.
March 13: Last day to request formal exam accommodations for April examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfill accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines.
March 26: Carleton Central opens at 8:30 a.m. for registration for all Carleton University degree students. Check your time-ticket here.
April 1: Students wanting to graduate in June must apply before this date.
April 25: Deadline for fee payment or assignment of funding to ensure payment is processed to your account without incurring a late charge. Payment of fees is due by the posted deadlines.
May 4: Early summer and full summer courses begin.
May 8: 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 Spring 2020 and must register for the Summer 2020 term.
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
February 24: 3MT Training Session One
February 26: 3MT Training Session Two
March 9: How to Publish With IEEE
Check out our Grad Navigate offerings. Please note that online training modules or workshops advertised outside of Grad Navigate do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
February 24: Revised deadline to submit your proposal to present at CRIW’s Conference on equity and inclusion in organizations
March 3: Deadline to apply for the W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships
March 8: Deadline to Apply for Internships with Ecotrust Canada’s North Coast Innovation
April 20 or May 5: Deadline to apply to the Kosovo International Summer Academy
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
February 24-28: FPA Research Series
February 24: Arab Diaspora Conference 2020
February 26: Science Café – Harmful Algal Blooms: Knowns and Knowledge Gaps
February 26: Public Lecture: Treaty Relations and the Politics of Decolonization
February 28 Life Sciences Coffee and Conversation – Why Trade-Offs Matter: Understanding the Evolution of Flight Behaviour and Social Networks in Birds
March 2: Discovery Lecture
March 3: Dick, Ruth and Judy Bell Lecture: Rachel Notley
March 4: Turning the Tide for Women in Science: Untold Stories and Ideas for Change
March 9-10: Emerging Perspectives: FPA Graduate Conference
March 11: Kesterton Lecture
March 11: Science Cafe: Predicting Volcanic Eruptions
March 13: Grad Student Symposium: Reflecting Back and Thinking Forward in ALDS (Celebrating 15 Years)
March 30: Life Sciences Day 4.0 – The Ottawa Opportunity
March 31: Data Day 7.0
April 25: 15th Annual Graduate Student Heritage Conservation Symposium
For other events, please check out the University Events Calendar.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: April 30 (summer term), Aug. 31 (fall term) and Dec. 31 (winter term). You can access the form via Carleton Central.
Deadlines to apply to be an “out-of-priority” TA are as follows: April 15 (Spring/Summer term), August 15 (Fall/Winter term) and December 15 (Winter term),
“Pedagogical” training hours must be completed 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
