The Graduate@Carleton newsletter is typically distributed every Thursday morning. The next newsletter will be sent to you on Oct. 14. If you have any questions, please email us at: fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca.

As we approach Thanksgiving, the Fall Break and Halloween, it’s important that we all play our part in reducing the spread of COVID-19 to protect our family, friends and communities.

So as a reminder, anyone coming on campus must complete the COVID-19 screening self-assessment every day through cuScreen. You will also need to use a QR code when you enter buildings. And you also need to complete the vaccination attestation form and submit this as soon as possible. You can find the form in cuScreen after you have logged in.

To find out when departments, including Graduate Studies, are open on campus, click here.

To access FAQs about how Carleton is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, click here. For questions concerning current graduate students, click here. To view FAQs for prospective graduate students, click here. This FAQ about fall graduation was updated over the past week.

Faculty who return phone calls in the wee hours of the morning. Professors who have gone above and beyond to help their students during COVID. Supervisors who have helped their grad students cope with difficult academic and personal situations. These are all examples of why some faculty members have won a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. Why not nominate your favourite professor? Nominations are open until Nov. 30. New this fall, professors who won mentoring awards seven or more years ago can now be re-nominated.

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Carleton grad students have access to a variety of professional development resources, including skill workshops, one-on-one career and writing consultations, career-oriented events, and even structured programs. Challenge yourself by acquiring new skills that can help you boost your employability. To learn more, visit the Graduate Professional Development website.

Coming up this week:

• Oct. 12 at 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.  Cryptocurrencies & Beyond
• Oct. 13 at 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Explore the Job Market
• Oct. 13 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:30  p.m. Thesis & Dissertation Layout Made Easy

From Oct. 18 to Oct. 21, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network is hosting the annual Canadian Career Symposium for Grad Students and Postdoctoral Fellows. All Carleton graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend this event which is aimed at professional development and career exploration. Register by clicking here. Because this symposium is taking place outside of Carleton, these sessions do not count toward pedagogical training hours for TAs.

Application deadlines are still open for some awards. Please note that the deadlines for donor-funded awards, the Indigenous Graduate Student Award and the Tri-council PhD awards have all passed.

• Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Awards: Dec. 1
• OGS: Applications: Nov. 15; Referee deadline: Dec. 1
• Master’s Tri-council: Dec. 1.

Interested in Space? Check out the Canadian Student Participation in the NASA International Internship (summer 2022, fall 2022 & spring 2023). Canadian graduate students are invited to submit their application. The application deadline is Oct. 13.

International students from an African country are encouraged to apply for the $5,000 Richard J. Van Loon Scholarship. Applicants must be full-time students proceeding from one year to another in any Carleton program. Applications are due by Nov. 15.

Due to COVID, for the fall 2021 scholarship and fellowship competitions, CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC will continue to accept unofficial transcripts if official transcripts cannot be obtained. Submission of an application will continue to serve as a formal attestation that the applicant has provided true, complete and accurate information in the application and its related documents. Students are expected to make every effort to provide official documents. Tri-agencies and Graduate Studies may request official hard copies at a later date.

A reminder that, if you are eligible to receive a scholarship balance, you can request your balance through Carleton Central by clicking on “Refund or Scholarship Balance Request”.  Students will also be able to request a refund of the RA amount applied to their account in excess of their tuition fees. Depending on the amount of your scholarship balance, you will have up to four options: campus card transfer, e-transfer, cheque or donate to Carleton. If you have any questions, please contact Student Accounts by phoning 613-520-2600 ext. 3626 or emailing student_accounts@carleton.ca.

We are here to help. Check out the many health and wellness services for graduate students at Carleton. Please click here for a list of resources you can access.

If your graduate program has a Co-op option, Dec. 31, 2021 is the deadline to apply for admission to Co-op for the winter 2022 term (this means a 1^st work term in summer 2022). BUT – we strongly encourage you to apply ASAP as the earlier your application is received, the earlier you will have access to resources and assistance from a Co-op Student Advisor. Students who apply by October 31 – and are admissible – will qualify for access to the Co-op job board as soon as summer positions are posted. Submit your application via mySuccess (through Carleton Central) today. Find out how to apply here.

The 2022-2023 Outgoing International Exchange applications will open on Oct. 11, 2021. Students who are interested in applying for exchange are strongly recommended to attend one of the Exchange Information Sessions. Grad students must receive approval from their graduate department in order to be eligible for an exchange placement. For more information about the Exchange Program, students can visit the ISSO website or email exchange@carleton.ca.

Connect with other Ravens looking to pursue a PhD at Carleton by registering for our Carleton Community Graduate Info Sessions. Dates and registration info are available by clicking here.

The International Student Services Office is here to help. For questions about study permits, travel and quarantine plans, or health insurance, please email isso@carleton.ca.

Are you prepared for winter weather? Join us for this virtual informative session hosted by the ISSO and Carleton Residence where you can learn more about weather conditions, how to dress for the cold, and seasonal changes that can impact your well-being.  Sessions are free and taking place October 13 at 10:00 a.m. and October 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Find out more on the ISSO website.

• Events
• Quarantine Planning Support
• FAQs
• News
• Immigration Support
• University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) Information

PhD students! Want to try your hand at writing? Click here to find out the latest opportunities with The Conversation. These are updated on a regular basis.

Did you know that Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) takes place each October? It’s a chance to educate citizens about how to stay safe and cyber aware while they work and live online. This year, Carleton is marking the occasion by launching a new Security Awareness Course, which is open to members of the Carleton community now! As part of the campaign, graduate students are encouraged to log in to Brightspace to self-enrol for the course. Simply sign into brightspace.carleton.ca, click Discover and then type Security Awareness into the search bar. Keep in mind that you’ll need to log in with your MyCarletonOne (MC1) password before enrolling.

This fall Carleton University is launching a consultation process towards updating our Student Mental Health Framework (SMHF) to version 3.0. Members of the Carleton community are encouraged to review the draft plan outlining the proposed consultation process and to provide feedback through the consultation website over the next couple of weeks.

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The Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities is hosting Carleton’s third annual Inclusion Week. This year’s week-long series is centered on the theme of Fulfilling our Promises, a commitment to continue to advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion across the university. Registration is required, so please register here.

Did you know that Carleton University has a Fire Protection Coordinator who provides specialized and technical support and advice in fire prevention and fire safety strategies? To find out more about fire safety, including tips, emergency procedures and fire equipment used across the university, visit the Fire Protection website. For general inquiries, email fireprotection@carleton.ca. Always remember, fire safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Find out what happened at the first meeting of the Carleton University Board of Governors that took place on Sept. 30.

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Carleton University has partnered with the Child Welfare Political Action Committee to launch a new tuition program tackling the challenge of equitable access, without age limits, to post-secondary education for current and former youth in care.

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Prof. Mehdi Ammi, a Carleton health economist, is developing health data to better understand the impact of public health spending, and inform future policy-making. He was recently awarded a three-year, $467,000 grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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The Residential Schools Land Memory Atlas is a digital tool that allows its users to explore the history of Canada’s 139 residential schools. Users can choose to learn about a school that operated near their home, or one where some of the most horrific abuses occurred. The project grew out of a cybercartography initiative that Postdoc Stephanie Pyne worked on during her PhD.

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Pride Festival is a week-long series of events intended to celebrate two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (2SLGBTQ+) identities in the Carleton community, while also bringing awareness and education about sexual orientation, gender identity, and issues within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Events continue until Oct. 8. Visit the events calendar.

The Department of Biology’s 2021 Biology Butterfly Show consists of live, virtual guided tours presented by Let’s Talk Science Ottawa, a STEM storytime session, and other fun online activities. To register, click here. The show runs until Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021.

Carleton is hosting the 53^rd Algonquian Conference (Oct. 14-17) and you are invited to attend. This conference is an international meeting for Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers and community members to share research papers, workshops, engagement circles and story-telling activities related to Algonquian peoples. Find out more about this by clicking here.

Oct. 8: December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online.

Oct. 11: Statutory holiday. University closed.

Oct. 25-29: Fall 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.