Picture This Co-op Photo Contest
Share your co-op experience with other students and you have the chance to win $25-$70 on your Campus Card and a Swag Bag!
Eligibility
The person entering the Contest must be a currently enrolled Carleton student who has either reached the age of majority in Ontario or obtained their parents’ consent. Contestants cannot reside in Quebec. Contestants cannot be current employees of Carleton University.
How to Enter
The Contest may be entered online only. To complete the official contest entry, participants must complete the online submission form. Participants may enter only one photo, accompanied by a written text of 300 words or less about their work term. Topics for the text may include:
- A description of the value of your co-op experience
- One thing you wish you had known prior to beginning your work term
- Your best piece of advice for new co-op students
- One tip for a successful start to work term
Late entries will be disqualified. The contest participant is responsible for ensuring meaningful consent was obtained for entries containing photos of individuals other than the contest participant. There is no fee to enter this contest, and no purchase or other consideration is necessary.
Prizes
- 1st place: $70 on contestant’s Campus Card and Carleton Co-op Swag Bag
- 2nd place: $35 on contestant’s Campus Card
- 3rd place: $25 on contestant’s Campus Card
The prizes have no cash redemption value. Carleton University makes no express or implied warranties of any kind with respect to safety or performance of the contest prizes.
Selecting and Awarding the Prizes
Contest entries must be submitted between July 7, 2026, and August 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm. On August 5, 2026, a jury of Carleton students and staff will be provided with all submissions to review and select the top three submissions based on the following selection criteria: relevancy, composition, quality of written text, technical quality, and overall impression.
The contest winners will be notified on August 7, 2026, and announced on the Carleton University Co-op and Career Services social media accounts between August 20 and September 3, 2026.
Disqualification: If any one of the contest conditions is not met, the selected entrant will be disqualified and shall not be entitled to receive any prizes. Co-operative Education has the sole and absolute discretion to verify the information provided in the student’s entry form. If any information is deemed to be false, Co-operative Education reserves the right to disqualify that entrant in their absolute discretion and to select the second place winner as a potential prize winner. The decision of the aforementioned parties is final and binding, without any right of appeal.
See full contest rules, terms, and conditions.