Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program 2026/2027 for Undergraduate study at the University of Toronto, Canada (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: November 6, 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026/2027 Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program. The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship is the college’s most prestigious award for worldwide college students. It acknowledges excellent tutorial achievement, creativity and management potential.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to apply to the Pearson International Scholarship, you should be:

• a global pupil (i.e. a non-Canadian requiring a study allow);
• enrolled in your remaining 12 months of senior secondary faculty in 2026/2027 or have graduated no sooner than June 2026; and
• starting your research at the University of Toronto in September 2027.

Students who’re already attending post-secondary research or college students who’re beginning their post-secondary research in January 2027 at U of T or one other post-secondary establishment will not be eligible for the Pearson International Scholarship.

Scholarship Worth

• The Pearson International Student Scholarships cowl tuition, books, incidental charges and full residence help for 4 years. The scholarship is tenable solely at the University of Toronto for first-entry, undergraduate applications. Each 12 months roughly 37 college students shall be named Pearson Scholars.

Application Process

• JUL – OCT
  Your highschool nominates youAsk your steering counsellor, principal or head of faculty in case your faculty is eligible to appoint college students for the Lester B. Pearson International Student Scholarship.Schools which have beforehand participated will obtain entry to the nomination kind starting July 6, 2026.
• The deadline to appoint a pupil is October 9, 2026.
• If your faculty has not but participated, they can apply to join the program by noon (EST) October 9th 2026.
  
• Sep – Oct
  Apply to study at U of TTo be thought-about for the Pearson Scholarship, you must apply to at least one undergraduate program at the University of Toronto. You should start your research in September 2027.
• The deadline to apply for admission to U of T and be thought-about for the Pearson Scholarship is October 16, 2026.
  Please observe: You might apply to as much as three areas in your application for admission; nonetheless, the Pearson Scholarship, if awarded to you, could be restricted to your best choice of program at the time our scholarship selections are made.
  
• Oct – Nov
  Submit your Pearson Scholarship applicationYou will obtain a non-public hyperlink to the Lester B. Pearson International Student Scholarship application when you may have been nominated by your faculty.
• You will be capable to full this manner after you may have submitted your application for admission to U of T.The deadline to finish the Pearson International Scholarship application and submit all required documentation is November 6, 2026.

Timeline:

• School nomination deadline: October 9, 2026
• Student OUAC admission application deadline: October 16, 2026
• Student scholarship application deadline and documentation submission deadline: November 6, 2026

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program