Hope you are enjoying your spring break! The Graduate@Carleton newsletter is typically distributed every Thursday morning. The next newsletter will be sent to you on Thursday, March 3.  If you have any questions, please email us at: fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca.

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs is running two research communication contests for graduate students this year: the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and GRADflix. As a bonus, you may be able to win some money. If you are interested in competing in either contest, please click here.

Challenge yourself by acquiring new skills that can help you boost your employability. To learn more, visit the Graduate Professional Development Events web page. More events may be added in the coming weeks.

Coming up the next week:
Today, Feb. 24 at 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Writing Academic Articles
Feb. 28 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. The Alt-Ac Launchpad
March 1 at 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Explore the Job Market
March 1 at 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. NVivo Introduction and Getting Started
March 3 at 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Things to Know Before Starting a Business

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group Careers in Sports Management Panel
Wednesday, March 9, 12 to 1 p.m.

LinkedIn Profile Building Workshop
Thursday, March 10, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Virtual Spring Career Fair
Wednesday, March 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Click here for more information and to register.

The Indigenous Graduate Student Award is awarded to Canadian First Nation, Metis or Inuit Master’s or Doctoral graduate students. Selection is based on demonstrated financial need and academic merit. Applicants need to provide supporting documentation to verify ancestry. This “proof of ancestry” documentation should be uploaded in their application as a supporting letter. To apply, go to Carleton Central (under “financial aid and awards” and then “online graduate award applications”) and search under the correct name. Deadline to apply is Feb. 28, 2022. Note: Recipients from the Fall 2021 award competition are not eligible for the Winter 2022 awards.

Research Internships at Vector are now open. Collaborate with the best and brightest AI developers to scale research breakthroughs in machine learning. Explore theoretical or applied research areas with leading machine learning researchers. Work alongside industry sponsors and health partners to drive AI adoption. Learn every day with research and commercialization talks, and targeted professional development opportunities to accelerate your career. Summer Research Internships close March 31, 2022. Learn more and apply here.

Graduate students will be informed of their scholarship status by the following approximate dates:

• OGS:  End of March
• NSERC PhD:  End of April
• SSHRC PhD:  End of April
• CIHR PhD:  End of April
• CGS Master’s (all):  April 1 through the portal

Need help? Someone to talk to? There are several health and counselling resources that graduate students can access. Please click here to see these resources. There are lots of other resources available to you.

The Psychology Wellness Centre is a virtual centre staffed by psychology graduate students who are trained peer wellness coaches. If you are looking for non-urgent assistance with goal-setting, time-management, support to improve wellness goals, and information on other available wellness services at Carleton please complete this request form to meet with a peer wellness coach.

A draft version of the updated Student Mental Health Framework has been published, following feedback received through the listening phase. We encourage students to review the updated draft framework and to provide additional feedback and comments through upcoming information and feedback sessions on Tuesday, March 1 or Thursday, March 3. If you are unable to attend a session, you can provide feedback through the online form on the consultation website.

On a regular basis, The Conversation puts out a list of possible story ideas for PhD students and faculty to write about. Click here to find out about the latest opportunities.

International students experiencing financial hardship are eligible to apply to the International Student Relief Fund. The Fund is designed to provide emergency financial assistance to Carleton international students in Canada experiencing short term hardship who are not eligible for federal pandemic financial support. The funding is meant to cover an unforeseeable financial crisis and does not cover expenses relating to travel, rent, student fees, debts, anticipated future financial hardship, or costs that are related to being an academic student. Click here to apply.

The ISSO can also answer questions about study permits, travel and quarantine plans, or health insurance, and more. isso@carleton.ca

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Carleton is planning to host in-person Convocation ceremonies for our graduates in June, subject to public health guidelines. We look forward to giving the graduating classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 the well-deserved opportunity to cross the stage to the cheers of their loved ones.

Students in the process of completing their Carleton Graduate applications can book a 1:1 recruitment session with a representative from FGPA to help answer questions about the application process. Appointments are available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Click here for details.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has been profiling many of their professors in their Meet Your Professors series. Click here to view the videos.

In the not-too-distant future, a new generation of powerful computers will transform our world in myriad ways, from advances in medical and pharmaceutical research and more accurate climate modelling to faster data processing in areas such as artificial intelligence and the financial sector. But the very same revolutionary technology that promises to enhance so many aspects of our lives could also be used to perpetrate dangerous and debilitating cyberattacks. Stepping up to this challenge is Carleton economics graduate James Nguyen, who co-founded Quantropi, a cybersecurity startup that specializes in quantum security.

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Do certain pollutants cause or contribute to the onset of diabetes? That’s what researchers in Prof. Jenny Bruin’s lab are trying to determine. Bruin, herself, thinks there is a link. Meet two of her PhD students: Kyle Van Allen and Jana Palaniyandi.

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Anyone now coming on campus must complete the COVID-19 screening self-assessment every day through cuScreen. You will also need to use a QR code when you enter buildings. And you need to complete the vaccination attestation form and submit this as soon as possible. You can find the form in cuScreen after you have logged in.

To access FAQs about how Carleton is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, click here. For questions concerning current graduate students, click here. To view FAQs for prospective graduate students, click here. There have been no updates to FGPA’s FAQs for current grad students and prospective students over the past week.

Until Feb. 25:  Winter Break continues. Classes are suspended.

March 1:  Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to their supervisor.

April 1
Last day for receipt of applications from potential spring (June) graduates.

April 12

• Last day to pay any remaining balance on your Student Account to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents. An account balance may delay summer 2022 course selection.
• Winter term ends.
• Last day of winter term and fall/winter classes.
• Last day for academic withdrawal from winter term and fall/winter courses.

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.