{"id":3926,"date":"2021-10-08T09:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2021-10-08T09:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:36:02","slug":"lester-b-pearson-international-student-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/2021\/10\/08\/lester-b-pearson-international-student-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lester B. Pearson International Student Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-tid=\"messageBodyContainer\">\n<div data-tid=\"messageBodyContent\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at the University of Toronto provide an unparalleled opportunity for outstanding international students to study at one of the world\u2019s best universities in one of the world\u2019s most multicultural cities. The scholarship program is intended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and creativity and who are recognized as leaders within their school. A special emphasis is placed on the impact the student has had on the life of their school and community, and their future potential to contribute positively to the global community.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To be eligible to apply to the Pearson International Scholarship, you must be:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">an international student (i.e. a non-Canadian requiring a study permit);<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">currently in your final year of secondary school or have graduated no earlier than June 2021 beginning your studies at the University of Toronto in September 2022 (students already attending post-secondary studies cannot be considered; students starting their studies in January 2022 at another post-secondary institution cannot be considered.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Pearson Scholarship Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">School nomination deadline:\u00a0<strong>November 30, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Student scholarship application deadline:\u00a0<strong>January 17, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0If you would like to be considered for this scholarship please ensure you have a completed student profile and let Ms. Gillam know that you are interested in being nominated.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Find out more info here &#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/future.utoronto.ca\/pearson\/about\/#about\" href=\"https:\/\/future.utoronto.ca\/pearson\/about\/#about\">https:\/\/future.utoronto.ca\/pearson\/about\/#about<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships at the University of Toronto provide an unparalleled opportunity for outstanding international students to study at one of the world\u2019s best universities in one of the world\u2019s most multicultural cities. The scholarship program is &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/2021\/10\/08\/lester-b-pearson-international-student-scholarship\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8569,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8569"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3926"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3928,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions\/3928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-scholarships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}