[Waiting it Out on Canadian Universities - 2012]

I assume that the funding package you are all speaking of (2000-5000) is the amount given to you by the DEPARTMENT via scholarship. Once the FGPA approves your admission, I am assuming they will contact you with the decisions regarding TAships and additional scholarships.

However, I have no verification for this statement and I could most definitely be incorrect.

Hopefully FGPA will offer more, but I heard about my TA position directly through NPSIA.

[Waiting it out: Canadian Political Science Programs Fall 2012]

Congrats! Could I ask which cluster you applied for? I'd like to pretend to hold out hope by thinking that they're releasing notification by cluster/research area...

Intelligence and National Security... apparently they are sending out emails all week.

[Waiting it Out on Canadian Universities - 2012]

Hi All, just got the email from NPSIA as well...looks like I still need to wait to hear back for 'final approval' but it is promising! It would be great to chat to those who are all in the same boat...

also... if anyone could comment on Carleton's program vs. Ottawa's ..please do. I'm from out west--never visited either school nor know of anyone who has attended either program. Any thoughts/comments would be really appreciated!

Congrats! I couldn't make it to either open house this year, but the impression I got was that Carleton's program is more exclusive and much more focused on international affairs then University of Ottawa. Obviously in terms of clusters, U Ottawa only has an "international affairs" or "public affairs" whereas Carleton had much more extensive cluster offerings. They are super similar in a lot of ways, they both have co-op and similar credit structure. University of Ottawa is set right next to the Byward market and downtown and Carleton's about a 15 minute drive from Parliament/market/downtown. I guess it depends what you are looking to focus on for the next two years of your life!

[Waiting it Out on Canadian Universities - 2012]

Congrats wjm252, got the same email from NPSIA! It's pretty much means acceptance though, I'm assuming?

[Waiting it out: Canadian Political Science Programs Fall 2012]

Just got a NPSIA acceptance, still waiting on U Ottawa. Official notice and funding to come as soon as its processed through the graduate faculty. Have been checking my email and this forum religiously and got notice while studying for my last business exam ever.... motivation to continue studying= zero.

[Waiting it Out on Canadian Universities - 2012]

I received a lovely email invitation to uOttawa grad open house... now if an acceptance would come, I'd be happy to RSVP. Ahhhh!