MJ student Marc Ellison won the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) award for student excellence, among many awards presented at the end of the CAJ’s annual conference, held in Ottawa over the weekend. Ellison was recognized for a story on former child soldiers in northern Uganda, published by the Toronto Star. Judges had the discretion to ... more
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has launched a prestigious new suite of awards to recognize outstanding achievement in post-secondary research, scholarship and knowledge mobilization by graduate students, researchers working individually or in teams, and formal partnerships. The deadline for post-secondary institutions to submit their nominations is June 10, 2013. Winners will be ... more
Masters and doctoral students battled for top honours in Carleton’s inaugural Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) on Wednesday, March 27th. “In three minutes or less, each of the 20 grad students who participated wowed the crowd with their concise and compelling explanations of their research and how it impacts our lives,” said Wallace Clement, dean ... more
The list of nominees is now available for this year’s Outstanding TA awards from the Educational Development Centre. The awards celebrate the amazing accomplishments of Carleton University’s teaching assistants and their dedication to undergraduate learning. This year the list of nominees is nearly 1/3 larger than ever before. Please join us in congratulating this year’s ... more
Carleton Library, the Graduate Student Association (GSA), and the Office of the Vice President (Research & International) (OVPRI) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012-2013 Graduate Student Open Access Award. This monetary award of $1,000 was established to support Carleton University graduate students in publishing research in open access journals. The Award encourages ... more
Students who applied for an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) will be notified by email around March 11 if they were successful. Some students may receive notification that they are on the “Reversion List,” which means that they did not receive an OGS, but are on a wait list. Students will not be told where they rank on the ... more
Since its establishment in 1993, The Ireland Canada University Foundation has awarded Dobbin Scholarships to Irish and Canadian scholars and academics whose research has the potential to contribute to the rich academic and cultural relationship which exists between these two countries. Dobbin Scholarships are targeted at scholars in the early stages of their research career, ... more
February marks the start of TA Award season at Carleton. Faculty, contract instructors and students are encouraged to work together to identify and nominate exceptional TAs who have contributed to teaching and learning at Carleton in 2012-’13. Nominations for the EDC’s Outstanding TA Award can be made online at: http://www6.carleton.ca/tasupport/awards-nomination-form/ until March 8 at 4 ... more
The deadline has now closed for Round Two of the Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS). The departments have reviewed the scholarship applications and forwarded the applications to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs. The OGS Committee will be meeting on March 6 to review all of the submissions to develop a final list. All students, ... more
Carleton University architecture graduate, Raymond Chu, was shortlisted for the international Graduate Architecture Award 2012 sponsored by Detail magazine. Chu submitted his thesis project, extra Extra SMALL! (XXS), which examines new minimal dwelling units in Hong Kong for the very poor. “The opportunities and support I received from Carleton plays a significant role in my ... more
