York University in Toronto runs this scholarship for international high-school students starting a first undergraduate degree there. Selection looks at academic excellence, leadership, and volunteer and extracurricular involvement, and every applicant needs a nomination from their school.
Recipients join a community of President’s International Scholars with mentoring and faculty networking. The application for Fall 2027 entry opens on November 1, 2026.
Benefits & funding
- CAD 45,000 a year, CAD 180,000 over four years; years two to four require full-time study and good academic standing each year.
- Mentors, a peer scholar community, faculty networking and free yearly registration for York’s Career Ready Conference.
- Cannot be held with York’s international entrance scholarships; a successful applicant receives the higher-value award.
Eligibility
- International student status, paying international tuition, entering first-year undergraduate study at York in Fall 2027 from high school.
- Under 21 by December 31 of the admission year, out of full-time high school for under two years, and no prior college or university study.
- Final admission average of at least 80% (A) or equivalent.
- Strong academics, leadership, and active volunteer or extracurricular involvement.
- Nomination by a guidance counsellor, principal or senior official at your current school; each school may nominate at most two students a year.
- Open to every nationality except Canadian; no country of residence is required.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas
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Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · DR Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · UAE · UK · USA · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Education required
High School
Age requirement
≤ 20 yrs
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Application process
- 1Apply for Fall 2027 undergraduate admission to York, ideally by January 19, 2027, so the York reference number arrives in time.
- 2Submit the International Student Scholarship & Award Application, with a personal statement of up to 500 words and a financial profile, by January 27, 2027 (one York page gives January 26, 2027).
- 3Your nominator confirms the nomination and uploads a signed reference letter on school letterhead by February 4, 2027.
Program timeline
Last cycle’s student deadline (passed)
January 26, 2026
Application opens
November 1, 2026
Student application deadline
January 27, 2027, 11:59 p.m. EST
Nomination and reference deadline
February 4, 2027, 11:59 p.m. EST
Decisions by email
March 2027