ACADEMIC DEADLINES.
August 1: Last day for graduate students to submit to their thesis supervisor an examinable copy of their Master’s or PhD thesis for Fall graduation.
August 7: Civic Holiday. University is closed.
August 25: Fall payment deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late charges may be applied to the student account any time after this date.
September 1: Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates
September 4: Statutory holiday. University closed.
September 6: Fall term begins. Fall and fall/winter classes begin.
September 15-17: Full and late summer deferred final examinations held.
September 19: Last day of registration for fall term and fall/winter courses. Last day to change courses or sections (including auditing) for fall/winter and fall term courses.
September 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 Fall 2017 and must register for the fall 2017 term.
September 30: Last day to withdraw from fall term and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal). Withdrawals after this date will create no financial change to Fall term fees.
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
Registration opens shortly for EDC’s Preparing to Teach Certificate course. Check this page for details.
Registration for TA Training Day (Sept. 23) will open on Carleton Central before Sept. 5. Details are here.
Grad Navigate workshops are not offered during the summer term. You can always access online training through MyGradSkills.ca. Please note that these online training modules do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
August 31: Deadline to apply for the German Parliament’ s International Parliamentary Scholarship Program
September 10: Carleton U. deadline to apply for a Rhodes scholarship (if interested, email Andrew Brook)
September 12: NSERC Scholarships and Fellowships Presentation – 1:30 in the Senate Room (6th floor, Robertson Hall). Please email leslie.main@carleton.ca to register.
September 30: Deadline to apply for the Mauril Belanger memorial Youth Addictions Research Grant
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/OTHER
Now-Early November: Work on the expansion of the bus shelter at Minto Case is taking place. New shelter will be larger and heated.
Now-September 4: Room 2017 in Dunton Tower will not be available due to renovations. It will reopen after Labour Day.
August 14: Contract Instructor Orientation. Register asap!!
September 1: ISSO’s Orientation for International Graduate Students
September 2-3: Residence move-in weekend.
September 5: FGPA Orientation for new graduate students (including international students) and TAs. Departmental introductions for students and other academic preparation activities will be held.
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: August 31 (fall term), December 31 (winter term) and April 30 (summer term) (access form via Carleton Central),
Deadline to apply to be an “out-of-priority” TA are as follows: August 15 (Fall/Winter term), December 15 (Winter term) and April 15 (Spring/Summer 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 November 30 for a fall-only TAship and 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.