Grad Student Newsletter April 18 Edition

2024 3MT Competition!
Presentation by Bryce Norman, PhD student in Physics

Dates & Deadlines!

April 13 to 25, 2024
Final examinations in full winter, late winter and fall/winter term courses will be held.

April 25, 2024
Summer Term Payment Deadline

May 6, 2024
Summer Term Begins

May 10, 2024

Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for early summer courses.
Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2024 and must register for the Summer 2024 Term.

May 17, 2024

Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for full summer courses.
Last day to withdraw from early summer courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

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.

International Student Services Office

INFO SESSIONS

All About Post-Graduation Work Permits: April 29 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ask an Advisor - Immigration Q&A: April 29 from 11 a.m. to noon.

University Health Insurance Plan – Expiry Date
For international students enrolled in a degree program, your University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) will expire August 31. Should you enrol for classes in Fall 2024, UHIP will reactivate for that term. If you have questions about UHIP, please contact uhip@carleton.ca.

Awards and Funding Info

When Will I Find Out if I Have Won a Tri-Council Award?

NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR CGSM: Results have been released in the Research Portal. If you were successful, you need to complete the Tri-Council MA Acceptance Form and return to jenna.mcconnell@carleton.ca as soon as possible.
NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR CGSD & Vanier: Expected end of April, direct from agency.

Canada Graduate Scholarship – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement. Applications Now Open for the June 2024 Competition!
The CGS-MSFSS support high-calibre Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks. Supplements of up to $6,000 are available to active CGS (master’s or doctoral) or eligible Vanier CGS holders to help offset the costs of undertaking research studies outside Canada for a defined period. Full details can be found here. Please submit your application to jenna.mcconnell@carleton.ca by May 27, 2024.

Full details on awards and funding opportunities are available on FGPA's grad student site.

Graduate Students' Association (GSA) Updates

Join Us Today for the Capstone Carnival End of the Term Party!
The "Capstone Carnival " is happening on April 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mike’s! Let’s celebrate the End of Term or just having one more semester left this time with a Carnival theme! Hours of dance, music, food and fun! RSVP here.

The GSA has some Self-Care Kits to support you through the exam period. Stop by 600 Nideyinàn between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. while supplies last!

Graduate Student Summer Circle

For graduate students aiming to be productive and connected to other graduate students this summer, the Paul Menton Centre Graduate Student Summer Circle is for you!

From April 22 to July 15, the Graduate Student Summer Circle will take place every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Each session will reflect on progress on the previous week and set tangible goals; discuss tips and tricks for staying motivated, self-care, and time-management in grad school; and provide time dedicated to graduate work.

Register for the Writing Group through Ventus.

Registration is free but required. Questions? Email: Madison Bettle.

InspirED 2024: CU Teaching Innovation Symposium

Join Teaching and Learning Services on April 24 for their 2024 symposium!

Symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. and the schedule and registration information can be found here.

The Bell Lecture with Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party

The Bell Lecture with Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, will be held on Tuesday, April 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.

Free to anyone to attend. Please register here.

2024 Bertram Scholarship Awards

In recognition of the growing importance of good governance to all Canadian institutions, the Canadian Foundation for Governance Research is offering up to three annual Bertram Scholarship awards of $20,000 to PhD students registered at Canadian universities. The scholarship will support the work of students who are conducting research into governance as part of their doctoral research project.

To be eligible for the scholarship, the doctoral research project should focus on a topic directly related to governance. For full details on the Bertram Scholarship, visit the CFGR website.

The deadline for applications is May 24, 2024.

Healthy Cities: Disability Justice in the City event on April 22

The Disability Justice and Crip Culture Collaboratory (DJCCC) invites you to engage with some of Ottawa's emerging and established disability justice activists striving to make the city a more accessible and just environment for all its inhabitants. Disability justice centers the transformative role of disability politics, cultures, and communities to dismantle ableism and build, through cross-movement solidarity, more accessible and socially just relations in the national capital region and beyond.

The hybrid event will be held at Woodside Hall at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. on April 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

For details and to register, click here.

Neurodiversity at Work: Carleton Grad Creates Network for Neurodivergent Public Servants

Neurodivergent describes people with cognitive functions that differ from what society considers to be ‘normal,’ encompassing neurological conditions such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and Tourette’s syndrome. These conditions can manifest as differences in social interaction, communication and sensory processing.

In Canada, the employment landscape for neurodivergent individuals starkly contrasts that of the general population. Only one-third of people with autism are employed compared to the employment rate of 79 per cent for the general population. This disparity is exacerbated by attitudinal barriers. In a recent study, 56 per cent of autistic workers felt they were treated differently upon disclosing their autism at work.

Carleton University alumnus and instructor, Sancho Angulo, who is autistic, is the driving force behind Infinity – a network dedicated to supporting neurodivergent employees in Canada’s federal public service.

“As the nation’s largest employer, Canada’s federal government has the potential to set the stage for diversity and inclusion practices at work – but the first step is awareness,” says Angulo, who graduated from Carleton’s Master of Public Policy and Administration program in 2022.

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