Carleton University Prestige Scholarships

• Ten Chancellor's Scholarships: $32,000 total ($8,000 per year for four years), renewable.
• Seven Richard Lewar Entrance Scholarships: $21,500 total ($6,500 in year one; $5,000 in each of years two, three and four), renewable.
• Three Carleton University Scholarships of Excellence: $20,000 total ($5,000 per year for four years), renewable.
• Two Carleton University SHAD Scholarships: $20,000 total ($5,000 per year for four years), renewable.
• One Jay Woo and CAA Scholarship: $20,000 total ($5,000 per year for four years), renewable.
• One Riordon Scholarship: full tuition in each of years one to four (capped at the Canadian domestic full-tuition fee amount), renewable.
• All awards are renewable provided the student maintains an annual GPA of 10.0.

Application deadline for the 2027-2028 academic year: March 1, 2027 (moved to the next working day if it falls on a weekend). The 2027-2028 application opens in October 2026.

1. Download the single Prestige Scholarships application form.
2. Complete the form in Adobe, including your student number.
3. Obtain a signed reference letter from your referee.
4. Email the completed application and the signed reference letter to [email protected] by the March 1 deadline.

Completed application form and a signed reference letter.

A selection committee assesses the admission average (minimum 90%) together with the range and depth of the applicant's community or secondary-school extracurricular leadership activities.