To renew an entrance scholarship, the following general conditions must be met:

You cannot earn a grade of F, UNS or NR. A final grade of F, UNS or NR (in any credit or non-credit course for the period being considered) will result in ineligibility renew an entrance scholarship or to be considered for an in-course scholarship or the Deans’ Honour List.

• You must be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program;
• You must successfully complete at least 4.0 credits over the Fall and Winter terms;
• You must have an annual Grade Point Average of 10.0 or better.
• For scholarships, your annual GPA is calculated using all earned grades (grade points of all Carleton credits/courses) you’ve taken over the last 12 months (e.g. Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023) and;
• You cannot earn a grade of F, UNS or NR. A final grade of F, UNS or NR (in any credit or non-credit course for the period being considered) will result in ineligibility to renew an entrance scholarship or to be considered for an in-course scholarship or the Deans’ Honour List.

Scholarships administered by Carleton University are issued to your Carleton student account and applied towards your fees provided you have registered and remain registered in a minimum of 4.0 credits over the Fall/Winter session combined.

Scholarships are released in two installments:

• half the value for the fall term, and
• the other half for the winter term

On Carleton Central, when you view your Calculate Amount to Pay, the value of any scholarship will be recorded as “available funding (pending payment)” in the appropriate term(s) and will reduce the amount you need to pay. Any changes to your course load, including dropping a course or withdrawal, may result in ineligibility for all or part of the scholarship and a financial adjustment to your student account.

To retain your entrance scholarship you must have a 10.0 GPA or better and register in and complete a full course load (minimum 4.0 credits) in the Fall/Winter session. If you are registered in a total of 4.0 credits for the Fall/Winter session and you drop a half credit course, you will not be able to renew your scholarship the following year because you completed 3.5 credits.

However, if you are registered in 4.5 credits and you drop a half credit you still have enough credits to renew your scholarship in the following year provided you maintain a 10.0 GPA.

No – All graded Carleton credits/courses are included in the calculation of the GPA for scholarship purposes. No grades can be set-aside when calculating your annual GPA.

The Awards Office completes an automatic assessment for the renewal of entrance scholarships and assessment for in-course scholarships on an annual basis. Generally, this assessment takes place at the end of May/early June after all final grades have been received. Once the scholarship assessment is complete, the status of your scholarship will be displayed on Carleton Central along with your online notification letter.

Log into Carleton Central to view your awards funding, including the status and value of any scholarships and bursaries.

The name of your renewable entrance scholarship can change from one year to the next. If you renew your scholarship, you will be provided with a notification letter to indicate the name of your scholarship. If the name on the letter is the name you are seeing on Carleton Central and the value is the same, then it’s your entrance scholarship being renewed. Otherwise, it may be a new award.

If you are unsure, please contact awards@carleton.ca.

If you are a student with at least an A- standing (GPA of 10.0) who has not been awarded a renewable entrance scholarship, you will automatically be considered for an in-course scholarship for the following year.

In addition to these general in-course scholarships, you may also be awarded specific departmental scholarships and awards for your program.

As per the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, the U.S. government requires institutions offering U.S. Direct Loans to disclose the following consumer information. If you require any further information about the content, please email awards@carleton.ca.

Students studying on an official Carleton University exchange are considered to be Carleton students for the subsidized/unsubsidized/PLUS and alternative loans. This means that:

• You pay tuition and fees to Carleton University
• You apply for US loans following Carleton University’s procedures
• Your exchange school is not located within the continental United States
• All exchange schools must be Title IV approved to be eligible to get aid for the exchange. Any university that is not Title IV approved will jeopardize your aid while on exchange and future eligibility for aid.

If you intend to go on an official exchange as part of your program, you must be attending a Title IV eligible school. Please check the Federal School Code list (under Foreign Country) to ensure the partner/host university is eligible.

If your exchange institution is not Title IV eligible, you are not eligible for a U.S. student aid loan while you study abroad. Email awards@carleton.ca to discuss your financial options before you apply you travel abroad.

Programs that are not eligible for funding through the Direct Loan Program when offered by a foreign institution:

• A program offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education (including online courses),
• A program offered in whole or in part through correspondence,
• A program offered in whole or in part through direct assessment,
• A program for which more than 25 percent of the program is provided by an entity that is not eligible to participate in the FSA Programs.

Any student taking even one distance education course at Carleton University is not eligible for funding through the Direct Loan Program.

At Carleton University, programs that are not eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) or other provincial financial aid programs are not eligible for funding through the Direct Loan Program. 

In addition:

• Carleton University diploma and certificate programs are not eligible for Direct Loans.
• The Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) is excluded from Direct Loans funding consideration.
• The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program is excluded from Direct Loans funding consideration.
• The Online MBA Program is not eligible for Direct Loans.
• Students taking programs or courses at Dominican University College are not eligible for Direct Loans.
• Students undertaking a Dual Master’s Degree pathway, doctoral (Phd) students undertaking a cotutelle and US students undertaking an MBA in Shanghai are not eligible for Direct Loans.
• Carleton University and the University of Ottawa have developed a number of joint programs at the graduate level. Email awards@carleton.ca to see if your program may be eligible.

Mature students who do not possess a secondary school completion credential or its equivalent are not eligible for Direct Loans.

• Please see Admissions requirements for US students for more information.

All U.S. students must carefully consider which courses they register in to comply with the legislation and to maintain their eligibility for student loan funding.

Information on tuition fee assessment and financial adjustments is available at carleton.ca/fees under Fee Payment – Fee Assessment.