ACADEMIC DEADLINES.
September 6: Fall term begins. Fall and fall/winter classes begin.
September 14: (For those who are eligible to opt out of the U-Pass) For a full refund, the U-Pass must be returned by this date.
September 15: Deadline for Research Assistants to accept their job requisition
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 Graduate Studies 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 and will result in a grade(s) of WDN appearing on your official transcript.
October 6: December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online.
October 9: Statutory holiday. University closed.
October 15: Students who are on an unpaid placement this fall – you must return the signed forms to your department no later than this date.
October 23-27: Fall break. Classes are suspended.
November 25: Winter term payment deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late payment charges and late registration charges applied to the student account on or after this date. Interest charges begin to accrue on January 1.
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
September 6: Lab Safety
September 13: Biosafety Awareness Training
September 20: Laser Safety Training
September 28: Lab Safety Training
Register now for the EDC’s Preparing to Teach Certificate course. Check this page for details.
Registration for TA Training Day (Sept. 23). Details in Carleton Central.
MacOdrum Library is offering a Thesis Jumpstart series this term (Using NVIVO for your Literature Review (Registration already available), Literature Reviews and Citation Management and Research Data Management)
Grad Navigate workshops are now posted for the fall term. Register now! 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.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
Apply Now for the 5th National Student Paper Competition. Check website for deadlines.
September 8: Register now for a CIHR award information session. Today from 1-2:30 p.m.
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). No registration required.
September 13: There will be an OGS information session today from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Senate Room (6th floor of Robertson Hall)
September 15: Deadline to apply for the Graduate Fellowship in Migration and Diaspora Studies
September 19: There will be a repeat OGS information session today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Senate Room (Robertson Hall)
September 20: OGS information session 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Senate Boardroom (6th floor, Robertson Hall). (This is a repeat of the Sept. 13th and Sept. 19th information sessions)
September 29: Deadline to apply for an NSERC doctoral scholarship
September 30: Deadline to apply for the Mauril Belanger memorial Youth Addictions Research Grant
October 2: Deadline to apply for a CIHR doctoral scholarship
October 13: Deadline to apply fpr a SSHRC doctoral scholarship
October 13: Deadline to apply for the Franco-German Fellowship Programme on Climate, Energy and Earth System Research Funding
October 20: Deadline for the Vanier scholarship (students who have been nominated will be informed as to how to complete the application)
November 3: Carleton deadline to apply for a Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholarship
November 15: Deadline to apply for a Carleton OGS
November 15: Deadline to apply for a Fulbright award
December 1: Deadline for Master’s students to apply for a Tri-council award (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC)
December 6: Deadline to apply for a Gates Cambridge scholarship
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
Click here to see updates on construction projects taking place this fall on campus.
September 13: 2017 FASS Lecture: Conversations with Waneek Horn-Miller. Registration required.
September 16: Ravens Football (part of “Throwback”). Registration required.
September 17: Terry Fox Run. Register now.
September 30: Panda Game
October 10: Deadline to apply for the “Cool Japan” program at Chiba University.
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: December 31 (winter term), April 30 (summer term) and August 31 (fall term) (access form via Carleton Central).
Deadline 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). 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.
