Financial Aid
Be sure to review the eligibility criteria and application instructions carefully for any award, bursary, or scholarship you apply to. Contact the Paul Menton Centre, pmc@carleton.ca, if you have any questions.
PMC-Administered Bursaries
PMC-Administered Scholarships
Separate Application Required
There are three (3) PMC-administered awards that require individual applications in order to be considered.
Submissions of the PMC Scholarships Application Form or the PMC Bursaries Application Form do NOT include these awards.
Dr. John Davis Burton Award
Celebrates awareness, equity, and integration of persons with disabilities in honour of Dr. John Davis Burton. Open to applicants from Carleton, Ottawa U, Algonquin, and La Cite.
John Teuscher Memorial Scholarship
Awarded annually to a returning student at Carleton with a documented learning disability who has been involved in student life and is a Canadian citizen.
Thomas Sorensen Memorial Scholarship
Awarded annually to a new or returning student at Carleton with a permanent disability, who is a passionate advocate for person(s) with disabilities.
Additional Financial Aid Resources for Students with Disabilities
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The Awards Office has an extensive list of entrance scholarships and bursaries available for all eligible students enrolled at Carleton. Entrance scholarships and the amount awarded are based on academic standing; bursaries are awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial needs and other non-academic criteria.
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Students accessing Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and taking a reduced course load (minimum of 2 half-credits or 1 full-credit per term) due to permanent disability may qualify for funding under OSAP. A permanent disability is defined by OSAP as a functional limitation that is caused by a physical or mental impairment that restricts a person’s ability to perform the daily activities necessary to participate in studies at the post-secondary level or in the labour force, and that is expected to remain with him or her for his or her expected natural life. Identification of a disability should be made on the online OSAP Application Form. You will be asked to provide a Disability Verification Form (DVF) to confirm the presence of a permanent disability.
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The Ontario Bursary for Students with Disabilities (BSWD) and the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment – Students with Disabilities (CSG-DSE) help eligible full-time and part-time students pay for eligible disability-related services and equipment needed to participate in postsecondary studies. Application for the CSG-PDSE is made through the Paul Menton Centre. For more information about applying to the BSWD, ask your PMC coordinator.
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Disability Awards.ca is maintained by the National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS). It is a comprehensive and searchable online portal to awards and scholarships for students with disabilities attending colleges and universities in Canada.
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The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) and the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Foundation (CHHAF) are pleased to inform you of its CHHA Scholarship Program for hard of hearing, deafened and oral deaf post-secondary students. Established with private donations in 2002, the Scholarship Program will accept applications from any hard of hearing, deafened or oral deaf student registered in a full-time program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.