Important 2025 Dates for AUFA Members

JANUARY

1 - Most Blue Cross benefit entitlements re-charge (e.g., drug coverage, paraprofessional services)

1 – Closed for New Year’s Day

2 - AU re-opens

FEBRUARY

3 - Academic and Professional Development Fund (APDF), APDF/SSHRC Exchange Grant & APDF/SSHRC Exchange: Knowledge Mobilization deadline

3 - Academic Research Fund (ARF) deadline

17 - Closed for Family Day

MARCH

APRIL

1 - CUPE Annual Assessment Process begins (approximately)

1 - AUFA Annual Assessment and Work Planning Process begins (approximately)

1 - Academic Research Fund (ARF) deadline

1 - Research and Study Leave Travel Relocation Fund deadline

18 – Closed for Good Friday

21 – Closed for Easter Monday

MAY

19 - Closed for Victoria Day

30 - Discretionary Benefit Allocation Choice deadline

JUNE

2 - Academic and Professional Development Fund (APDF) & APDF/SSHRC Exchange Grant deadline

30 - Last day for applications for promotions to take effect on July 1, 2025

JULY

1 - Merit and cost-of-living increase take effect

1 - PD accounts receive annual $2000 infusion

1 - Closed for Canada Day

AUGUST

4 - Closed for Heritage Day

29 - Deadline to claim employee-paid premiums through Health Spending Account

SEPTEMBER

1 - Closed for Labour Day

30 - National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (AUFA Members Off)

OCTOBER

1 - Academic and Professional Development Fund (APDF) & APDF/SSHRC Exchange Grant deadline

1 – Research and Study Leave formal application deadline for next academic year

13 - Closed for Thanksgiving

NOVEMBER

11 - Closed for Remembrance Day

DECEMBER

19 - Last day to use 2025 Professional Development (non-cumulative) and Annual Research Leave days before these days are lost.

19 - Last day to use 2025 Vacation Leave before this leave rolls into Special Research and Study Leave (Academics)

25 – Closed for Christmas Day

26 – Closed for Boxing Day

29 – Float Day (Closed)

30 – Float Day (Closed)

31 – Float Day (Closed)

Note: The deadline for applications for ethical approval of human participant research is the last Friday of each month as of February 2026. The first Friday of the month remains the deadline until that time.

A more exhaustive list of external funding application deadlines is available through the Research Centre: https://www.athabascau.ca/research/funding-and-assistance/find-and-apply-for-funding/faculty-external-funding.html#externalcalendar