• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antarctica
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Christmas Island
• Cocos Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Congo
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Curacao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Eland Islands
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern Territories
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Vatican
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao
• North Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Midway Islands
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Helena
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Sint-Maarten
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• South Ossetia
• Southern Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St. Maarten
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Virgin Islands, British
• Virgin Islands, U.S.
• Wallis and Futuna
• Western Sahara
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Deadline: Nov 30, 2025

Comments: School Nomination deadline: November 30th; Student Application deadline: January 15th

• Accounting
• Aerospace, Aeronautical & Marine Engineering
• Agriculture, Forestry, Animal & Related Sciences
• Anthropology
• Applied Sciences & Professions
• Art
• Art & Art History
• Astronomy
• Behavioral Science
• Bio & Biomedical Engineering
• Biology
• Biomedicine
• Business
• Business & Technology
• Business Administration
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil & Private Law
• Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
• Climate Studies & Meteorology
• Communications
• Computer Science & IT
• Criminal Law and Criminology
• Dentistry
• Design
• Development & Social Policy and Planning
• Earth Sciences
• Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Education
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Embedded Technology
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering & Business
• Engineering & Technology
• Engineering Physics
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology
• Environmental Economics
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Impacts & Human Health
• Environmental Sciences
• Environmental Systems Analysis
• Ethnic Studies
• European Law
• Family and Consumer Science
• Fashion, Textiles and Luxury goods
• Film and Theatre Studies
• Finance
• Gender Studies
• Geo-information
• Geography
• History
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Human Medicine
• Human Resource Management
• Humanities
• Hydrology & Water Management
• Information Science
• International Law
• Journalism and Mass Communications
• Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
• Law
• Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
• Management
• Management & Organisation
• Marketing studies
• Materials Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Military Science
• Music
• Natural Sciences
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Pharmacy
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiotherapy
• Political Science & International Relations
• Project Management
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public Health
• Public Law
• Religious Studies and Theology
• Social Sciences
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Soil Science & Soil Ecology
• Supply Chain Management & Logistics
• Sustainable Management, Policy & Governance
• Veterinary Medicine

The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships will cover tuition, books, incidental fees, and full residence support for four years. The scholarship is tenable only at the University of Toronto.

An international student nominated by their school will be invited to submit an application to the Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship program.

Eligibility Criteria:

• an international student
• an original and creative thinker
• committed to school and community
• a high achiever in academic and creative pursuits
• enthusiastic about learning and intellectual exploration
• have demonstrated strong leadership skills
• currently in their final year of secondary school or have graduated no earlier than June 2017
• intending to begin university in the upcoming academic year (students already attending post-secondary studies cannot be considered)

To apply, you’ll need to:

• Receive a nomination from your school.  (High schools not already contacted/verified are asked to submit an application for nomination rights which can be accessed within the main Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship webpage starting here.)
• Apply to study at the University of Toronto to begin your studies in 2018 and complete your application for admission by the appropriate deadlines.
• Once we've received a nomination and you've applied to the university, you can complete the online Lester B. Pearson Scholarship application.

Universities:

• University of Toronto