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Student Life Awards

The Student Life Awards are awards that have been established by Carleton University Alumni and stakeholders and serve the purpose of recognizing students for their significant and impactful contributions to the Carleton community. Awards range from $500 – $4,000.

Applications for this academic year’s Student Life Awards closed on December 2, 2024. Selected recipients were notified on December 20, 2024.

Awards Application Process

Students will submit their applications for each award they are wishing to be considered for, based on the criteria of each award. Please be sure to read each award thoroughly as they each have different criteria for consideration.

Award Selection Committees will meet in late November, with winners being announced in early December. All award recipients will receive free admission to the SOAR Student Leadership Conference, where you will officially receive your award in a virtual Awards Ceremony.

Awards Timeline

For the 2024 – 2025 academic year, the awards followed the below application timeline.

Applications OpenOctober 1, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.
Applications CloseDecember 2, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m.
Selection ProcessDecember 2 to December 13, 2024
Notice of Application DecisionDecember 20, 2024
Recipients’ Awards CeremonySOAR Student Leadership Conference February 1, 2025

Award Descriptions

Each award has its own criteria and application form. Please review the descriptions below and visit the webpages to learn more and submit your application.

Congratulations to last year’s recipients!

2024 – 2025 Award Recipients

Adrian D.C. Chan Award for Volunteer and Community Service – Darwin Jull & Dana Sayed Ahmed

Barrett Fleming Community Engagement Award – Joy Amponsah & Ruth Nobossi

Carl Gillis Memorial Award – Kassidy Hammond & Georgia Anderson

Cristine Rotenberg Scholarship for Academic and Creative Pursuits – Maira Bilgrami & Fiona Mistry

HOPE Scholarship for Refugee Women – Fatma Mennan

June Girvan Bursary for Student Leadership – Abidat Wahab

The Paul Bregman Family Student Experience Award – Divya Vithiyatharan & Precious Kolawole