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2:19March 27, 2026Canadascholarshipsinternational studentsfinancial aidbachelor's degreeguide

Lester B. Pearson Scholarship: Full Funding for International Students

Get full tuition, fees, books & living expenses covered at University of Toronto. Learn the nomination process, deadlines & how to apply for 2027.

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If you wanna study in Canada, but you simply don't have the money or you come from a very poor family, then you need to listen to this. There is a scholarship in Canada that covers your tuition, fees, books and living expenses. Now, it is called the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship, and they've given over $12 million in funds in 2,024. Now, about 37 people get it annually, and it is hosted by the university of Toronto. Now, this is one of the best scholarships in Canada for international students. So you definitely have to be applying to it. Now, in order to be eligible to get the scholarship, your high school has to nominate you. Now, in order for them to nominate you, they need to sign up with the university of Toronto and make sure they have a profile. Now, this verification process can take up to four weeks. So if you know that you want your high school to nominate you, then make sure you go to your high school's office and get them to submit the form in order to get verified at the university of Toronto. Now, this is the toughest part of the whole process, making sure that your school can actually nominate you. Once you've done that, then you need to get a nomination by your school around October. Now, at the same time, what you gonna be doing is you going to be applying directly to the university of Toronto. You going to be submitting your application to them by sometime in mid October. Now once you've submitted your application, then if your school has nominated you, you will get a separate application link for the scholarship. So you'll have until sometime in November in order to complete your Pearson Scholarship application. So this is an amazing opportunity for you as an international student if you wanna come and study in Canada. Our applications are closed for 2,026, however they will soon be opening up for 2,027. So what you need to do right now is start preparing, especially when it comes to the high school nomination. Now if you want a link to the application, just type down below link and I will share a link with you. And if you're interested in learning more about studying in America or Canada then make sure you're following my page.

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