# Toronto Fund Targets Academics as U.S. Targets Colleges

> Toronto's $50m fund recruits top U.S. academics amid Trump administration's college crackdown.
- Title: Toronto Fund Targets Academics as U.S. Targets Colleges
- Summary: Toronto's $50m fund recruits top U.S. academics amid Trump administration's college crackdown. University of Toronto launched a $50 million scholarship…
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- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/news/economy/toronto-targets-top-academics-with-new-fund
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## University of Toronto
The University of Toronto has more than 100,000 students, about 20,000 at the graduate level.
## New $50m Scholarship Program
Canada’s largest university started a new scholarship program to attract dozens of Ph.D. candidates with $50 million from an anonymous donor.
## President Melanie Woodin
President Melanie Woodin says the university will be the richest Ph.D. funding program in Canada for interdisciplinary research on major societal problems.
## U.S. College Challenges
President Donald Trump’s administration has attacked U.S. universities with visa curbs and frozen research funding.
## International Student Drop
The number of international students applying to U.S. colleges dropped 10 per cent this fall, the biggest decline in at least a decade.
## Key takeaway

University of Toronto launched a $50 million scholarship program to attract international Ph.D. candidates as U.S. universities face reduced international student enrollment and research funding.