ACADEMIC DEADLINES.
May 17-28: Fall/Winter and Winter term deferred final examinations will be held.
May 19: Last day for a full fee adjustment when withdrawing from early and full summer courses (financial withdrawal).
May 22: Statutory holiday, University closed.
June 13-16: Spring Convocation
June 23: Carleton Central opens for registration for new and returning graduate students
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
May 18: CUAG Open Space Lab: Hong Kong Exile and fu-GEN Theatre: Work-in-progress Performance of No Foreigners
May 20: Carleton is hosting the Early Bird Triathlon on this date. Starting at 7:30 a.m. until approximately 10:30 a.m. University Drive from the entrance to Lot 12 at Athletics, and Campus Avenue by Stormont-Dundas Residence will be sporadically closed to accommodate road crossings by triathlon competitors. Colonel By Dr. will also be closed that morning.
May 25: Marconi: The Man Who Networked the World
June 7: 2017 Katherine A.H. Graham Lecture Presented by Ry Moran
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar. For information about events targeted at or promoting graduate student research, go to Grad Research Link.
TRAINING & CAREER WORKSHOPS
May 31: Media Training workshop
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
May 19: Deadline to apply for the MEXT Study in Japan scholarship program
June 30: Deadline to submit applications for the John W. Davies Memorial Award
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)
(d) Mitacs Step (Professional development workshops facilitated by industry leaders
Note: For information about Carleton awards, go to our awards and funding website.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: Aug. 31 (fall term), Dec. 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).
“Pedagogical” training hours must be completed by Nov. 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.
