ACADEMIC DEADLINES
October 11: December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online.
October 14: Statutory holiday. University closed.
October 21-25: Fall break. Classes are suspended.
November 8: Last day to request formal exam accommodations for December examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfill accommodation requests received after the specified deadline.
November 22: Last day for summative tests or examinations or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade before the official examination period (see examinations regulations in the General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar.)
November 25: Winter Payment Deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late charges may be applied to the student account any time after this date.
December 1: Last day for receipt of applications to graduate from potential winter (February) graduates.
December 1: Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.
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
More Grad Navigate workshops have been posted. Please note that online training modules or workshops advertised outside of Grad Navigate do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
October 24-25: Foundations of Project Management I (Mitacs)
Mitacs also 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)
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
November 15: Deadline to apply for a Fulbright scholarship
November 15: Deadline to apply for an OGS
December 1: Deadline for master’s students to apply for a Tri-Council award
Note: For information about Carleton awards, go to our awards and funding website.
EVENTS
Now-Nov. 21: Cinquecento: Carleton Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci
Now-March 13, 2020: FPA Research Series
Oct. 5-13: Annual Butterfly Show
October 10: Psychology Mental Health Day
October 17 and November 7: Celebrating 30 Years of Medical Physics
March 9-10: Emerging Perspectives: FPA Graduate Conference
March 11: Kesterton Lecture
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: Dec. 31 (winter term), April 30 (summer term) and Aug. 31 (fall term). You can access the form via Carleton Central.
Deadlines to apply to be an “out-of-priority” TA are as follows: December 15 (Winter term), April 15 (Spring/Summer term) and August 15 (Fall/Winter 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.
