ACADEMIC DEADLINES.
March 9: Last day to request formal exam accommodations for April examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Late requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
March 19: Financial holds preventing registration will be applied to accounts with an outstanding balance. In order to prevent delayed registration for Summer 2018 courses. Please allow adequate processing time as payments normally take 2 business days to be applied to your student account.
March 22: Carleton Central opens at 8:30 a.m. for registration for Carleton University degree students (graduate and undergraduate). Check your time-ticket here.
March 27: Last day for summative or final examinations for winter term and fall/winter courses before the official examination period (see Examination Regulations in the Academic Regulations in the Graduate Calendar).
March 30: Statutory holiday, University closed.
April 7: 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.
April 11: Winter term ends. Last day of fall/winter and winter-term classes. Classes follow a Friday schedule. Last day for academic withdrawal from fall/winter and winter term courses.
April 11: Winter term financial holds preventing access to grades through Carleton Central and the release of official documents will be applied to accounts with an outstanding balance.
April 12-13: No classes or examinations take place.
April 14-26 : Final examinations in winter term and fall/winter courses may be held. Examinations are normally held all 7 days of the week.
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.
April 27: Last day to add your activities to the Co-Curricular Record
May 11: 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 2018 and must register for the Summer 2018 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.
EVENTS/OTHER
Now to March 24: Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month
March 7: Florence Bird lecture: Robyn Maynard
March 8: International Women’s Day event
March 12: Communication Graduate Caucus 13th Annual Conference
March 12-15: 2018 Innovation EXPO
March 15-17: 24th Annual Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium
March 20: CU in the City: Sun, Sand and Sex: A Conversation about Sex Tourism
March 21: Carleton University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
March 21: Munro Beattie Lecture by acclaimed poet Alice Notley
March 23-24: Interlock: A Graduate Student Conference Sponsored by the Art History Graduate Student Society
March 27: 5th Annual Data Day
April 6-7: 6th Annual Soc/Anth Annual Grad Student Conference
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
March 9: Deadline to submit an abstract to the Data Day 5.0 committee
March 10: Deadline to apply for a Dan David award
March 21: Deadline to apply for the Organization of American States (OAS) 2018-19 Academic Scholarships Program
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
Check out our remaining Grad Navigate workshops for the winter term. Reminder that TAs must complete their “Pedagogical” training hours by March 30 for a full academic year TAship or a winter-only TAship.
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.
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.
