ACADEMIC DEADLINES
October 24-28: Fall break. Classes are suspended
November 1: Application deadline to study at another institution on a letter of permission for the winter term
November 11: Last day to request formal exam accommodations for December examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Late requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis
November 25: Winter Payment Deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late charges may be applied to your student account any time after this date
December 1: Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates
December 1: Last day to submit the final draft of your Master’s thesis or PhD dissertation to your supervisor in order to graduate in the winter 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
November 8: You, Your Slides and Your Posters: Allies or Foes? McMaster Professor Emeritus John Bandler shares tips about effective presentations. He explains the importance of your crucial first few seconds, your first few slides and how to identify and avoid potential traps and pitfalls.
October 29: Annual Physics Show
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
There are still several Grad Navigate workshops that are available to claim your professional hours for the fall term. Check out the two upcoming Media Training workshops:
Oct. 28
Nov. 18
You can always access online training through MyGradSkills.ca. Please note that these online training modules workshops do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
Note: Students and departments will be notified in mid-December of the status of their application for a donor funded 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
October 19: Deadline to apply for a Vanier Canada Graduate scholarship (PhDs only)
November 4: Carleton U. Deadline to apply for a Trudeau Doctoral scholarship
November 9: Next deadline to apply for a Mitacs Globalink grant
November 9: Deadline to apply for a Mitacs JSPS 10-week internship in Japan
November 15 Deadline to apply for a Metis Nation of Ontario award
November 15: Deadline to apply for a Fulbright scholarship
November 15: Deadline to apply for a Richard Van Loon scholarship for an outstanding international student from an African country. The application is available by clicking here.
November 20: Deadline to apply for a Contract Instructor Teaching Award
November 20: Deadline to apply for a Contract Instructor Teaching Innovation Grant
December 1: Deadline to apply for an OGS and Tri-council Master’s award
December 7: Deadline to apply for a Gates Cambridge scholarship
February 1: Deadline to apply for a Mackenzie King Scholarship
March 10: Deadline to apply for a Dan David scholarship
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: Dec. 31 (winter term), April 30 (summer term) (access form via Carleton Central) and Aug. 31 (fall term).
Deadline to apply to be an “out-of-priority” TA for the winter term is Jan. 1, 2017 and for the fall term 2017 is Sept. 1.
“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. This is because this process is manual and time-consuming. 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.