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
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. …
Student Spotlight: Erica Chen
Meet Erica Chen! Erica is a PhD student under the supervision of Evelyn Maeder and was also awarded SSHRC this year! See what lead Erica …
Student Spotlight: Ellen Yarr
Meet Ellen Yarr! Ellen is a 2nd year MA student under the supervision of Megan Gaucher in the thesis stream. Ellen will be completing her …