Graduate Student News

Dates & Deadlines!

Jan. 12, 2024
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early winter courses.

Jan. 15, 2024
OSAP deferral deadline.

Jan. 19, 2024

• Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full winter and late winter courses.

• Last day to withdraw from early winter courses with a full fee adjustment.

• 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 winter 2024.

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.

Call for Nominations: Recognize the Spirit of Student Volunteerism in Our Community

Do you know a student who has displayed exceptional volunteerism and community contribution? Nominate them for the 2024 Board Award. The successful candidate will receive a $2,000 reward. All details, including the nomination process, can be found on the Board of Governors website. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Goth, University Secretary.

FGPA Offers Professional Development

As a graduate student at Carleton, you have access to a wide range of professional development resources, including transferable-skills workshops, writing and career consultations, public engagement competitions, and alumni interviews. We’ll help you establish your career narrative, so that you can enter the job market with confidence. For more information, visit the Graduate Professional Development website.

Awards and Funding 

Internal Nominations for SSHRC Impact Award Due Jan. 23
Carleton’s office for Research Initiatives and Services (CORIS) is accepting nominations for the SSHRC Impact Talent Award.  Valued at $50,000, the Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, on April 1, 2024, holds a SSHRC doctoral scholarship or fellowship or postdoctoral fellowship. This includes, but is not limited to, a Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship or Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization, and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector.

Carleton’s Jessica Davis (pictured above) won the 2023 SSHRC Talent Award.

Faculty, including graduate and postdoctoral supervisors, are invited to submit an internal registration form for an eligible trainee. Self-nominations are also accepted. The deadline to submit an internal registration form is Jan. 23, 2024.

Eligibility
Nominees must:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or a “protected person” at the time of the nomination;
• Be an active social sciences and humanities researcher;
• Hold or have held SSHRC funding pertinent to the award category;
• Be in good standing with SSHRC;
• Nominated by their institution;
• Be affiliated with an eligible institution, and maintain the affiliation for the duration of the award.

The deadline for the external nomination to SSHRC is April 1, 2024. All candidates will be contacted after the internal nominations have been reviewed and ranked. CORIS will support selected nominees in the preparation of their external nomination dossier.

For full details on all scholarship and funding opportunities, please visit FGPA's site at: https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/awards-and-funding/​​​​​​

Teaching Assistants Official Info Site 

Please visit the official Teaching Assistants site by the Office of the Deputy Provost to keep informed of duties and processes. Highlights include: 

• Updating Your TA Profile in Carleton Central

• Extending Priority Terms for Priority Teaching Assistant

• Pedagogical Training

• Accepting Your TA Assignment

TA Central Hub - Teaching and Learning Services

The TA Central Hub is a portal for TAs to watch pre-recorded training videos, access resource materials and share resources related to teaching. If you are a TA and would like to enrol in the Hub, please contact Sam Shortt. 

Winter 2024 Pedagogical Training Sessions

*For a refresher on compliance vs. pedagogical training, check out: Compliance vs. Pedagogical TA Training

• All sessions remain virtual
• To register and see descriptions: Carleton Central>TA Management>TA Training Registration
• We also have previously recorded sessions you can watch and gain pedagogical hours which can be found under Recorded Workshops (Pedagogical Training)
• Please be sure to take the associated quizzes at the bottom of each video and allow a few weeks for them to show up on your TA Training Transcript.

Nominations for the 2023-2024 Outstanding TA Awards are Now Open!
This award celebrates the support TAs give to undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment and their work in implementing innovative teaching practices. Five TAs will receive a certificate and $250. In addition, up to five honourable mentions will be awarded. Deadline to nominate a TA is April 5, 2024. Click here for the nomination form!

Have a question/issue? 

• Ask us in our Q&A Forum
• Send us an e-mail at TASupport@cunet.carleton.ca