Job Description

Opportunity Description

Planning to study a bachelor’s degree in Canada and want your tuition largely covered from day one? Carleton University, a research-intensive public university in Ottawa, Ontario, offers its highest-value undergraduate awards through the Prestige Scholarships program. The program funds new undergraduate students entering directly from high school or CÉGEP with multi-year scholarships worth up to $32,000 CAD, and two of the awards cover full tuition for four years. Carleton awards up to 25 Prestige Scholarships across seven named categories each cycle, and the 2027-2028 application opens in October 2026.

Key Details

• Provided by: Carleton University Awards and Financial Aid Office
• Host institution: Carleton University
• Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Admission Deadlines: The 2027-2028 application opens in October 2026, and the submission deadline is March 1, 2027
• Degree Level: Undergraduate (entering first year)
• Scholarship Number: Up to 25 scholarships across seven award categories
• Gender: All genders
• Type: Scholarship
• Eligible Nations: No citizenship or nationality restriction stated on the official page
• Eligible Degree Programs: The official page places no restriction on subject or program. Any student entering Carleton directly from high school or CÉGEP into a full-time undergraduate program qualifies.

Scholarships Benefits

• Chancellor’s Scholarship (10 awards): $32,000 CAD total, paid as $8,000 per year for four years. Renewable.
• Richard Lewar Entrance Scholarship (7 awards): $21,500 CAD total, with $6,500 in year one, then $5,000 in years two, three, and four. Renewable.
• Carleton University Scholarship of Excellence (3 awards): $20,000 CAD total, paid as $5,000 per year for four years. Renewable.
• Carleton University SHAD Scholarship (2 awards): $20,000 CAD total, paid as $5,000 per year for four years. Renewable.
• Jay Woo and CAA Scholarship (1 award): $20,000 CAD total, paid as $5,000 per year for four years. Renewable.
• Riordon Scholarship (1 award): Full tuition for years one through four, capped at the Canadian domestic tuition rate. Renewable.
• Collins Prestige Scholarship (1 award): Full tuition for years one through four, capped at the Canadian domestic tuition rate. Renewable.
• Renewal for every award requires an annual GPA of 10.0 on Carleton’s internal grading scale.

No stipend, travel allowance, health insurance, or language-course benefit appears on the official page, so none is listed here.

Scholarship Awards Summary

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be entering Carleton directly from high school or CÉGEP.
• Applicants must have no prior attendance at a post-secondary institution (college or university, excluding CÉGEP). This must be the applicant’s first attempt at post-secondary studies.
• Minimum admission average: 90%.
• Applicants must show demonstrated leadership roles in extracurricular activities throughout secondary school.
• A completed application form and a signed letter of reference are required. One form covers all seven Prestige Scholarship categories.
• To keep the scholarship in later years, students must maintain an annual GPA of 10.0 on Carleton’s internal scale.
• No degree-equivalency note, age limit, or language-test requirement (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo) appears on the official page, so none is listed here.

How to Apply?

• Download the Prestige Scholarship application form from the official Carleton page, complete it in Adobe Acrobat, and attach it along with a signed reference letter.
• Email both documents, plus your Carleton student number, to awards@carleton.ca before the deadline.

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