Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) at Carleton University 2026

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program provides merit-based scholarships to recognize academic excellence in all disciplines of academic studies at the master’s and doctoral level. The scholarship is jointly funded by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (‘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 Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 19, 2025
• Value$15,000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorCarleton University
• City to studyOttawa
• School to studyCarleton University
• Eligible CountryCanada

Benefits

The OGS is valued at $15,000 for one year: $5,000 per term up to a maximum of three (3) terms, and must be held for a minimum of two (2) 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 10.0 GPA (A-) in each of their last two years of full-time study
• Applicants must be enrolled full-time or intend to be enrolled full-time in a graduate program at Carleton University in the 2026-27 academic year. Students with disabilities 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 in the same term (overlapping) or in the same award year as a scholarship from SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, Vanier, QEII, or another OGS. Students cannot receive payment from two OGS awarded in consecutive years in the same term.
• Applicants cannot exceed the following Maximum Support Limits:
  • Master’s students can receive an OGS award for a maximum of two (2) academic years
  • PhD students can receive an OGS award for a maximum of four (4) academic years
  • 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

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

To apply, visit Carleton OGS Webpage

Applications open on August 22, 2025 and close on November 19, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. Ensure you allow enough time to submit your application prior to the deadline. The referee deadline is December 1, 2025.