Ask your principal or guidance counsellor directly. Schools that have taken part before get access to the form from 6 July 2026; a new school must first apply to join, which also closes on 9 October.
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Pearson 2027 intake
The Pearson round for the intake beginning September 2027 is open, and it runs on three separate deadlines — your school’s nomination, the U of T admission application, and the Pearson application itself. Missing any one of them makes the others irrelevant.
Key dates
| Stage | When | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Participating schools get the nomination form | 6 July 2026 | Confirmed |
| School nomination deadline | 9 October 2026 | Confirmed |
| U of T admission application deadline | 16 October 2026 | Confirmed |
| Pearson application and documents deadline | 6 November 2026 | Confirmed |
| Studies begin | September 2027 | Confirmed |
These dates come from this cycle’s official notice. Check them against the official source below before you apply.
What changed this cycle
- Schools that have never taken part can apply to join the programme until noon EST on 9 October 2026.
What this cycle pays
- Full tuition for four years
- Books and incidental fees
- Full residence support for the four years
- Roughly 37 students are named Pearson Scholars each year
Questions about this cycle
No. Pearson is undergraduate only, and you must be entering first year at U of T straight out of secondary school. Funding routes into Canada at postgraduate level are different.
Official source
This page was written from: University of Toronto — Pearson Scholarships. When the notice changes, this page is updated to match.
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