LESTER B PEARSON INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Application Dealine: 18 October, 2024

LOCATION: Canada

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’s best universities in one of the world’s most multicultural cities.

ELIGIBILITY:

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

an international student (i.e. a non-Canadian requiring a study permit);

enrolled in your final year of senior secondary school in 2024/2025 or have graduated no earlier than June 2024

beginning your studies at the University of Toronto in September 2025 (students already attending post-secondary studies cannot be considered; students starting their post-secondary studies in January 2025 at another post-secondary institution cannot be considered).

The 2025 Competition opens on July 1, 2024. To apply, you will need to:

Receive a nomination from your school. High schools not already contacted/verified are asked to submit an application to participate in our program, available here.(external link) High schools who have participated in a previous year will receive their nomination access starting July 1, 2024.

Apply to study at the University of Toronto(external link) by October 18, 2024 in order to begin your studies in September 2025 .  Please be advised that you will be considered for the Pearson Scholarship for your first choice of program at U of T.  You may apply for several programs and may receive admission to them all; however, the Pearson Scholarship, if awarded to you, would be restricted to your first choice of program at U of T at the time our scholarship decisions are made.

BENEFIT:

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 for first-entry, undergraduate programs. Each year approximately 37 students will be named Lester B. Pearson Scholars.

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPE FORUM RESTORATION STEWARDS PROGRAM

Application Deadline: Sunday, 28 July 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Restoration Stewards program is a youth program rooted in care, landscape leadership, diversity, intersectionality and intergenerational equity. Launched in 2020 by the Global Landscapes Forum and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative, it aims to support the efforts of youth-led teams in holistically restoring their landscapes and seascapes while nurturing biocultural diversity.

ELIGIBILITY:

The program  will consider applications from anyone between the ages of 18 and 35 who is leading or working on a youth-led restoration project in any of the following ecosystems: forest, mountains, oceans, wetlands, peatlands, drylands or rangelands. Applicants must understand and be willing to adhere to and model the GLF vision, pillars and values.

Priority will be given to projects that:

Are led by a young person or a group of young people (aged 18 to 35) who are either local, Indigenous, or nationals of African, Asian, Latin American or Caribbean countries and are running projects in these regions; 

Have been running for a minimum of six months.

Please note that: 

You do not have to create a new project from scratch to be eligible; candidates are invited to build on restoration programs or projects that are already running. 

It would be beneficial if at least one person in your team is proficient in English, as many of the activities and opportunities provided through the program are currently in English. 

The GLF and YIL would especially like to encourage young women, Indigenous youth, rural youth and other underrepresented groups and identities to apply for this program.

BENEFIT:

The selected Restoration Stewards will receive mentorship from experts, as well as opportunities for professional and project development. They will also receive a grant of EUR 5,000 to further develop their restoration project while meeting the following objectives:

Set project-specific targets to be reached by the end of the year, with guidance from the mentors and GLF experts; 

Seek and carry out training activities to deepen the understanding of the landscape approach and other relevant topics; 

Run a minimum of one event to engage local communities; 

Coordinate with the GLF team to promote their project via social media 

Produce articles and other content for GLF platforms to deliver progress updates and showcase inspiring stories from their local landscape ; 

Meet with the GLF team and the mentors on a regular basis to discuss the project’s progres

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