Carleton University Ontario Graduate Scholarships 2027-2028

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship program provides merit-based scholarships to recognize academic excellence in all disciplines of academic studies at the master’s and doctoral levels. The scholarship is jointly funded by the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (‘Ministry’) and Carleton University. The Ministry provides two-thirds of the value of the award and the university one-third.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 16, 2026
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorCarleton University
• City to studyOttawa
• School to studyCarleton University
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

The OGS is valued at $10,000 or $15,000 for up to one year, paid at $5,000 per term for two (2) or three (3) consecutive terms, depending on the program. Recipients must hold the award for a minimum of two consecutive terms. 

Requirements

• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) at the time of the application deadline; International students who are studying in Ontario with a study permit under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) at the time of application are eligible to apply for the allotted OGS international student awards.
• Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 10.0 (A-) in each of their last two years of full-time study. Students entering 3rd year or beyond of grad studies at the application deadline must have a minimum overall GPA of 10.0 on all graduate courses completed.
• Applicants must be enrolled full-time or intend to be enrolled full-time in a graduate program at Carleton University in the 2027-28 academic year. Students documented with the Paul Menton Centre with a permanent, persistent, or prolonged disability may study part-time.
• Applicants who are in or will be going into an extension term in the graduate program for which they are requesting funding are not eligible to hold an OGS.
• Applicants cannot be in default on any Canadian government-sponsored loan.
• Applicants cannot hold an OGS award concurrently with and an award from a program or initiative delivered through SSHRC, NSERC, or CIHR. In addition, recipients cannot receive both an OGS and QEII-GSST award in the same academic term or year.
• Applicants cannot exceed the following Maximum Support Limits:
  • Master’s students can receive an award for a maximum of two (2) academic years and doctoral students for a maximum of four (4) academic years. Program maximums are determined by the academic year rather than the award type.
    • For example, if a master’s student receives an OGS award in one academic year
      and a QEII-GSST award in a second academic year, they will have reached their
      program maximum.
  • All students cannot exceed a lifetime maximum of six (6) years of government-funded graduate awards. This includes the following programs:
    • Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR); Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS); Ontario Trillium Scholarship (OTS); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC); Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (QEII-GSST); Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS).
  • Both program maximums and lifetime maximum must be followed.

Application Documents

Transcripts

Citizenship Document

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more information, visit Carleton University scholarship webpage.