Award Winning Students
The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud of our award-winning undergraduate and graduate students. Not only are they winning Carleton scholarships and research grants, but they are also being nationally and internationally recognized for their work.
You can read about the awards our students are winning, below.
Interested in pursuing undergraduate research opportunities in our Department? Find out more about our Experiential Learning Opportunities.
Undergraduate Students
Akashreet Brar: Captus Press Award for Introductory Courses Recipient
Meet Akashreet Brar! Akashreet grew up in Toronto but has called Ottawa home for the past several years after attending both high school and now …
Indigenous Transformation Scholarship Recipient: Marcy Kataquapit
Meet Marcy Kataquapit, who is this year’s Transformation Scholarship for Indigenous Students! Marcy is s fourth year student majoring in Law with a minor in …
Omosefe Ebhoaye: Lynn Campbell Award in Business Law
Meet Omosefe Ebhoaye! Omosefe came all the way from Lagos, Nigeria to pursue a degree at Carleton with a major in Law and a concentration …
Graduate Students
Chet Mitchell Award Winner: Daphne Duruoha
Meet Daphne Duruoha! Daphne is originally from Nigeria, but came to Carleton last fall from Berlin, Germany to pursue a Master of Arts in Legal …
Graduate Transformation Scholarship Recipient: Janakan Muthukumar
Meet Janakan Muthukumar! Janakan is pursuing a PhD in Legal Studies under the supervision of Professor Sean Richmond. Janakan is the recipient of this year’s …
2025 Chet Mitchell Memorial Award Winner: Gurleen Bhatti
Meet Gurleen Bhatti! Gurleen is heading into the second year of our MA Program and is completing a thesis under the supervision of Dale Spencer. …