This Institute receives a large number of applications each year from well-qualified International students for an extremely limited number of positions. Only students in civil engineering with high honours (first or top second) in their country (alternatively defined as 80% or above from universities with a percentage system, 3.0 on a 4 G.P.A. system, 15 out of 20 on the 20 point system) and a high ranking in their graduating class should consider applying. In view of the limited financial resources available at the Institute, preference will be given to applicants who have obtained a scholarship external to Carleton University or the University of Ottawa, which would support their proposed degree program in this Institute.
The academic year starts in September and students generally first register in the Fall semester. To indicate relative time guidelines applicants should note that, depending upon their country of application, it can take up to 3 months or more to obtain a visa to study in Canada which will not be issued without an official letter of acceptance from the university of the supervisor and evidence of adequate financial support. The universities and/or the individual professors generally make their decisions concerning financial support/aid by April 15th.
For registration in September, in most cases the student's file should be complete by March 1st. Other applicants will be processed but will have little prospect of receiving financial support.
International students studying in Ontario are charged tuition fees of approximately $14,500 per year. We estimate that an International student will need a minimum of $26,000 (Canadian funds) per annum to cover tuition and living expenses. International students may work in Canada only as teaching and research assistants in the universities where they are enrolled.
Please contact us at international_gradstudies@carleton.ca if you have international admissions inquiries and your email will be responded to promptly.