Richard J. Van Loon Scholarships 2024 at Carleton University

Applications for Richard J. Van Loon Scholarships at Carleton University for the 2024/2025 are now being accepted from adequately qualified African candidates. Undergraduate and Masters applicants may apply to this program.

This Full Funding scholarship is an opportunity that offers $5,000 to qualified African undergraduate and masters candidates. This program is sponsored and hosted by Carleton University, Canada. The Richard J. Van Loon Scholarship, valued at $5,000 for the 2023/2024 academic year, is awarded annually to an outstanding international student from an African country. The award was endowed in 2005 by friends, family and colleagues in honor of Richard J. Van Loon, Carleton’s 10th President.

Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World War II veterans. Carleton was chartered as a university by the provincial government in 1952 through The Carleton University Act, which was then amended in 1957, giving the institution its current name. The university is named after the now-dissolved Carleton County, which included the city of Ottawa at the time the university was founded. Carleton is organized into six faculties and with more than 65 degree programs. It has several specialized institutions, including the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, the Carleton School of Journalism, the School of Public Policy and Administration, and the Sprott School of Business. As of 2021, Carleton yearly enrolls more than 27,000 undergraduate and 4,000 graduate students. Carleton has a 150-acre campus located west of Old Ottawa South, close to The Glebe and Confederation Heights. It is bounded to the North by the Rideau Canal and Dow’s Lake and to the South by the Rideau River. Carleton has more than 165,000 alumni worldwide, producing 7 Rhodes Scholars, 2 Pulitzer Prize awardees, 8 Killam Prize winners, and several recipients of the Order of Canada. Additionally, the university is affiliated with 53 Royal Society Fellows and members and 3 Nobel laureates. Carleton is also home to 28 Canada Research Chairs, 1 Canada 150 Chair, 13 IEEE Fellows and 10 3M National Teaching Award winners.

Scholarship Summary:

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Carleton University, Canada

Host Institution(s): Carleton University, Canada

Scholarship Type: Full Funding

Scholarship Worth: $5,000

Number of Awards: 1

Study level: Undergraduate and Masters

Nationality: Africans

Requirements and Eligibility Criteria for Richard J. Van Loon Scholarships 2024:

Must be a citizen of an African country.
Must be an international student, who is required to have a valid Study Permit for Canada.
Must be registered as a full-time student at Carleton University and successfully proceed from one year to another in any program of study.
Must be in good academic standing.

Benefits

This scholarship is valued at $5,000. Two scholarships will be awarded

Application procedures for the 204/2025 Richard J. Van Loon Scholarships (how to apply):

Interested applicants for Richard J. Van Loon Scholarships should follow this Instructions

Please complete all 6 sections of the application form
Submit with your application a signed recommendation from an academic referee
Submit with your application one proof of citizenship

The 2023-2024 application is now open. The link will open the application in a new tab. Do not complete the application on this tab; you must download and save to your computer.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2024

For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.

Richard J. Van Loon Scholarships 2024 at Carleton University