ACADEMIC DEADLINES.
January 8: Winter term classes begin.
January 14: If you want to opt out of the U-Pass, you need to do so before Jan. 14, 2018 to receive a full refund.
January 19: Last day for registration for winter term courses and the last day to change courses or sections (including auditing) for winter term courses.
January 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 winter 2018 (February) and must register for the winter 2018 term.
January 19-21, 26-28: 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 grade(s) of WDN appearing on your official transcript.
February 16: April examination schedule available online.
February 19: Statutory holiday, University closed.
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
January 7: Orientation for international graduate students (sponsored by ISSO)
January 8: Map the System Challenge. Register by this date!
January 12: FGPA’s Orientation for all new graduate students and Teaching Assistants
January 19: ISSO’s Drop-in Session for International Grad Student late arrivals
January 26-28: Global Game Jam 2018 (sponsored by the School of Info. Technology)
February 5-9: Through a Global Lens Photography Competition display in the Galleria
March 2: Political Economy Graduate Student Conference
March 15-17: 24th Annual Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium
March 23-24: Interlock: A Graduate Student Conference Sponsored by the Art History Graduate Student Society
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
January 10: Deadline to submit an abstract for the Annual Political Economy Graduate Conference
January 12: Deadline to enter NSERC’s Science Exposed competition.
January 15: Deadline to apply for a ThinkSwiss scholarship
January 19: Deadline to submit a proposal to Interlock – A Graduate Student Conference on Interdisciplinarity in Material Culture Studies
January 19 at 4:59 pm: Deadline to enter NSERC’s Science Action competition
January 21: Deadline for submissions for the 24th Underhill Grad Student Colloquium
January 28: Deadline to submit a photo to the Through a Global Lens Photography Competition
February 1: Deadline to apply for a Mackenzie King Travelling and Open Scholarship
February 1: Deadline to apply to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship Program
February 16: Deadline to apply for the Graduate Student Open Access Award
March 10: Deadline to apply for a Dan David award
Mitacs offers several funding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. 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 ($55,000 annual grant for two-year postdoctoral fellowships with industry or non-profit partners, plus a customized research management training program valued at 7,500)
(c) Mitacs Globalink Research Awards (Funding to support research collaborations with international universities.)
Note: For information about Carleton awards, go to our awards and funding website.
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
January 9: Storyteller Training Session, 10-11:30 a.m.
January 9: BioSafety Training. Register now
January 15: Lab Safety Training. Register now
January 18 (1:30 to 2:30): Three Minute Thesis Information Session in 482 MacOdrum Library. Please register.
January 20: EDC’s TA Training Day
Check out our list of new Grad Navigate workshops for the winter term.
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.
Check out the Graduate Student Engagement Program through CERIC. There are lots of intriguing opportunities for graduate students.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: April 30 (summer term), August 31 (fall term) and December 31 (winter term). Access 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). 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 March 30 for a full academic year TAship or a winter-only TAship and by November 30 for a fall-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.
