Events & Deadlines
- Application Deadlines
- Funding Deadlines
- Final Thesis Submission Deadlines
- Research & Travel Grant Deadlines
- Meetings
- Convocation
- Graduate Studies Calendar—Academic Dates
Application Deadlines
| Admission Dates* | CDN | Non-CDN |
| For Sep Admission | 01-Jun | 01-Apr |
| For Jan Admission** | 15-Nov | 31-Aug |
| For May Admission** | 28/29-Feb | 31-Dec |
* View Programs for Non-Standard Application Deadlines.
** Please contact the department to which you are applying to determine whether they offer January and/or May start dates.
International applicants should apply as early as possible in advance of the deadline in order to allow sufficient time for visa processing.
If you wish to be considered for a Dalhousie Graduate Scholarship, you are strongly urged to have submitted your completed application by the following dates, regardless of when during the year you intend to start your program. (Please contact the department to which you are applying for information on scholarships available for specific disciplines.):
| University Scholarships: | 31-Jan |
| Departmental Scholarships: | 01-Mar |
Funding Deadlines
| Annual FGS Deadline for receipt of Eliza Ritchie Doctoral Entrance Scholarship for Women applications | 15-March |
| Annual FGS Deadline for receipt of James Robinson Johnston Graduate Entrance Scholarship for African Canadians applications | 15-May |
| Annual FGS Deadline for receipt of Nova Scotia Black & First Nations Students Graduate Entrance Scholarship applications | 15-May |
Final Thesis Submission Deadlines
| Last day to submit approved unbound copies of theses to FGS* for October 2009 convocation without registering for the summer term. | 30-Apr-09 |
| Deadline for those expecting to convocate in October 2009 to submit approved, unbound thesis to FGS* for binding | 04-Sep-09 |
| Deadline for those expecting to convocate in May 2010 to submit approved, unbound thesis to FGS* for binding (for those registered in the fall term only) | 17-Dec-09 |
| Deadline for those expecting to convocate in May 2010 to submit approved, unbound thesis to FGS* for binding | 09-Apr-10 |
* All thesis must be submitted to FGS for format review prior to final submission. (Review the Thesis Format Guidelines for formatting guidelines.) Contact the Senior Admissions and Thesis Clerk at thesis@dal.ca for issues regarding thesis submission.
Student Research & Travel Grants Deadlines
Research Grants
Students who require financial assistance to carry out their research must submit a research grant application for research funding no later than the end of the second year for full-time master's students (or fourth year for part-time students) or the third year for full-time doctoral students. Please see the Research Grant for Humanities & Social Sciences—Graduate Thesis Students Guidelines & Application for complete details.
Conference Travel Grants
Applications must be submitted AT LEAST ONE MONTH prior to the conference date. Applications received less than a month prior to the conference date will not be considered. Please see the Graduate Thesis Student Conference Travel Grant Guidelines & Application for complete details.
Faculty Research & Travel Grants Deadlines
For information on Faculty Research and Travel Grants, please contact Research Services at www.dal.ca/~research.
Meetings
For information on meeting times, go to Meetings.
Convocation:
For information on Convocation, go to the Registrar's Office Registrar's Office website.
Graduate Studies Calendar—Academic Dates:
Please review the Academic Dates page in the Graduate Studies Calendar for further important dates and deadlines.
