Application Deadlines for Fall Term
Apply early to receive early consideration for admission and funding. We begin reviewing files on October 1 and will send out admission offers on a rolling basis until the program is filled.
Application Documents
Please note that if you need to update any application documents within your application, you can do so via Carleton Central under Graduate Applications. Documents may also be sent directly to Graduate Studies at graduate.studies@carleton.ca to be manually uploaded to your application.
Note that we will only review the most recently submitted document for each document category (e.g. Statement of Intent, CV, transcript etc.)
Please visit our Admissions FAQ page for more information regarding NPSIA’s MA programs.
Applications to the MA program for Fall 2025 are now open. Admission offers are sent on a rolling basis until the program is filled.
If you have questions, please get in touch. Our office can be reached by email at international.affairs@carleton.ca.
How to Apply
To apply to the School and have your application package considered for review, you will need to complete the online application process:
Step 1. Sign up for a Carleton360 account.
Step 2. Complete your application by providing all of the required information and documents.
Completed documents to be uploaded to your account:
- Statement of Intent (to be completed as a word document, and uploaded as a PDF file);
- One official or unofficial transcript from each educational institution attended (unofficial transcripts can be uploaded for assessment purposes and official transcripts will only be required if you are admitted to the program);
- Two Referee Appraisal Forms (will be uploaded by your referees, once the referees have completed their appraisal forms);
- Resume/CV;
- Language Test Scores (if required)
Step 3. Pay the application fee. The application fee is paid directly to Carleton University by Visa, MasterCard or INTERAC Online at the end of the application process. You must submit and pay for your application in order for it to be processed further.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all required supporting documentation is uploaded in order to be considered for admissions and financial assistance. Hard copies or emailed copies are not accepted.
Applications received will be considered on a rolling basis until the program is filled.
Applicants should recognize that admission to the School of International Affairs is extremely competitive. Late applicants may discover that all places for the next academic year have been filled.
As part of the application process, applicants will be asked to rank their top 4 field choices (1-4). Each student admitted into the program will be placed into one of the 4 fields listed. Please visit the Graduate Calendar for a full description of each field:
- Conflict Analysis and Conflict Resolution (CON)
- International Development Policy (IDP)
- International Economic Policy (IEP)
- Security and Defense Policy (SDP)
- Intelligence and International Affairs (IIA)
- International Organizations and Global Public Policy (IOGP)
- Health, Displacement and Humanitarian Policy (HDHP)
- Diplomacy and Foreign Policy (DFP)
All applications for full-time study will automatically be considered for financial support, which will include a scholarship and a teaching assistantship (the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Carleton University offers a number of teaching assistantships under which students work as teaching assistant during the school year).
Students are encouraged to seek additional external funding apart from any funding they may receive from the school [ie. Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS) or Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)]