Carleton Entrance Scholarship (90-94.9%)

What you will need

• ✓ Complete admission application with all required grades, submitted to Carleton Admissions Services by June 15
• ✓ Scholarship application (required for the Prestige, Buss, David Muir, MCP, Joho, Biggs, ICP, and Law Entrance in Architectural Studies awards)
• ✓ Letter of reference (Prestige Scholarship only)

About this award

Carleton University offers a set of entrance scholarships for students admitted to fall 2027 entry. The main renewable awards are automatic: if your admission average is 85% or better, you are considered at the time of admission with no separate scholarship application. Carleton also lists named scholarships with their own deadlines and application requirements, ranging from a $1,000 Mini-Courses Program Award to a $7,500 first-year David Muir Entrance Scholarship in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The renewable entrance scholarships pay $1,000 per year (85 to 89.9% average), $2,000 per year (90 to 94.9%), or $3,000 per year (95 to 100%), for a maximum of $4,000, $8,000, or $12,000 over four years. The BScN version pays over three years, including summer semester components. The President's Welcome Award for International Students adds $2,000 to $5,000 in first year, and the Kroeger National Scholarships add $2,000 for specific programs. Your scholarship value is fixed by the admission average calculated from the grades your high school submitted with your application. Carleton does not reassess the offer once final high school grades are in.

Who qualifies

You must be entering Carleton University for the first time from high school or CEGEP, with no previous attendance at a college or university. Entry must be in the fall. Your admission average must be 85% or better, calculated from the grades your high school submits in support of your application. Your complete admission application and all required grades must reach Carleton's Admissions Services by June 15. If you are an international high school student, you must also meet the program's language requirements. The BScN program follows the same 85% threshold and first-time-entry rules. Named scholarships carry their own additional criteria: the Buss Family Scholarship requires a parent who is a Carleton alumnus; the David Muir Scholarship is for first-year Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students with a 90%+ average; the Prestige Scholarship is for students entering directly from high school or CEGEP with 90%+; the Pamela and Richard Joho Scholarship is for Canadian citizens or permanent residents entering specific humanities programs; the Ronald and Deanna Biggs Scholarship is for first-year full-time engineering students; and the ICP Award is for graduates or current enrollees of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board ICP Program with an 85%+ average.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen, permanent resident or international student
• ✓ Open to high school or undergraduate students

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Ask for reference letters2 weeks

   Give your referees at least two weeks' notice, and send them your résumé.

3. 3

   Submit your application

   Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.

Tips for applying

• Your scholarship value is locked in by the grades your high school submits at the time of your admission application. Carleton does not reassess or adjust the offer after final high school grades are in, so make sure the submitted grades reflect your best work.
• Submit your complete application and all required grades by June 15. If Admissions Services does not have everything by that date, you may not be considered.
• For the Prestige and David Muir Scholarships, the selection committee looks beyond grades at the range of your community or secondary school activities.
• The David Muir Scholarship in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering will replace any renewable entrance scholarship you were previously offered, so weigh that trade-off before applying.
• The President's Welcome Award for International Students is awarded in addition to other Entrance Scholarships. The Kroeger National Scholarships are awarded in addition to other Entrance or Prestige Scholarships.
• BScN students must meet course load and GPA requirements to renew, and qualifying students receive the BScN Award for the first two summer semesters of full-time enrollment.

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