Awarded annually, when merited, by the Director of Undergraduate Awards on the recommendation of the Carl Gillis Memorial Award Selection Committee, to an undergraduate student proceeding from one year to another in any program of study or proceeding from a Bachelors to a Masters degree program at Carleton University. Eligible recipients will be from Atlantic Canada, have demonstrated outstanding achievement in student, community, and/or national affairs and have maintained good academic standing. Endowed in 1996 by family and friends of Carl Gillis, B.A. 1992.