Graduate Student News

Welcome to the latest issue of TheGraduate@Carleton e-newsletter for graduate students. Please feel free to send us your feedback at fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca

New Distribution Dates

Effective the next issue of TheGraduate@Carleton, you will receive this newsletter on the first and third Wednesday of every month and the third Wednesday during the summer. The next issue will be available on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Past copies are available at: carleton.ca/fgpa/newsletter/.

Duck Dilemma

Grad student Sam Iverson wins award for his research on the Common Eider. MORE

Museum Mysteries

Grad Student Emma Peacocke unravels some of the intriguing links between Romantic Literature and not so musty museums. MORE

GRAD TALK

This time, we’re asking Teaching Assistants to share their best teaching tips. MORE

Carleton Research & International Travel

If you are doing university-related research and travelling internationally, you will want to read this. MORE

Library Services

We continue our series on services for Carleton grad students as we profile MacOdrum Library. MORE

IMPORTANT DATES

ACADEMIC DEADLINES

Sept. 30 – Last day to withdraw from Fall term and Fall/Winter courses with a full fee adjustments. Withdrawals after this date will create no financial change to Fall term fees (financial withdrawal)

Sept. 30 – Last day for receipt of applications for review of final grades in Summer term courses.

Oct. 1 – EPC is charged on all student accounts with an outstanding balance.

Oct. 4 – OSAP Application deadline for students registered Fall term ONLY.

Oct. 16 – OSAP Application recommended deadline for full Fall/Winter session – Last day to be eligible for OSAP funding for the full 34 weeks of the fall and winter terms.

Dec. 3– Fall term ends. Last day to pay any remaining Fall tuition fees to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.

Dec. 3 –Last day for academic withdrawal from Fall term courses. See September 30 for Fall financial deadline.

CAREER & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Oct. 1 – Career Networking Preparation Workshop for Grad Students

Oct. 10 – Academic Integrity Information Session

Oct. 10 – Career Exploration Outside Academia (PREP Seminar)

Oct. 15 – Interview Skills Workshop for Graduate Students

Oct. 16 – Resumé Writing for Graduate Students

Oct. 17 – Research Data Management Workshop (MacOdrum Library)

Oct. 18 – Academic Integrity Information Session (offered twice on this date)

Oct. 18 – Academic Integrity Information Session (offered twice on this date)

Oct. 23 – Accessing the Hidden Job Market (Part 1)

Oct. 24– Student Mental Health Framework (for TAs)

Oct.30 – Accessing the Hidden Job Market (Part 2)

Oct. 31– NVivo Workshop – Introduction (MacOdrum Library)

EVENTS

Now – Oct. 8 – Annual Live Butterfly Exhibit

Oct. 2 – Fall Career Fair

Oct. 4-5 – Creating a Successful National Medical Devices Strategy

Oct. 4 – The Dick, Ruth and Judy Bell Lecture

Oct. 5 – University Day at Carleton

Oct. 8 – Stat Holiday – Carleton closed

Oct. 11 – Discovery of the Higgs Boson: Mystery of Mass Revealed

Oct. 18 – Celebration of Innovation Manning Symposium

AWARDS

Fall, 2012 − Deadline to apply for Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) (Applications are now available)

Oct. 14 – Deadline to apply for the CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) and the Doctoral Research Award

Oct. 19 − Deadline to apply for a Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral) & Doctoral Fellowship – SSHRC

Oct. 31 – Deadline to apply for a CIHR Training Grant in Interdisciplinary Primary Health Care Research

Nov. 5 – Deadline to apply for a Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship

Nov. 9 – Deadline to apply for a Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master’s) – SSHRC

Nov. 15 – Deadline to apply for a Fulbright award

Nov. 15 – Deadline to apply for the Richard Van Loon Scholarship

Dec. 4 – Deadline to apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Note: For information about other awards, go to this web page.