ACADEMIC DEADLINES
January 6: Winter term classes start
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 17: Last day for registration for winter term courses. Last day to change courses or sections (including auditing) for winter term courses.
January 17: Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in winter 2020 and must register for the winter 2020 term.
January 17-19, 24-26: 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.
February 14: April examination schedule available online.
February 17: Statutory holiday. University closed.
February 17-21: Winter 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
Check out our new 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
January 13: Deadline to apply to NSERC’s Science Exposed competition
January 28: Deadline to enter the SSHRC Storyteller competition
March 3: Deadline to apply for the W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships
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
January 7: Deadline date to submit your artwork to CUAG for its annual community show
January 8: Science Café – Twenty-Three and Me for Wildlife: Using Genetics to Manage Species
January 17: Webinar on MA in Sustainable Energy
January 19: Chemistry Magic Show
March 9-10: Emerging Perspectives: FPA Graduate Conference
March 11: Kesterton Lecture
March 31: Data Day 7.0
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
