In March, 88 exceptional students from across Canada and around the world will arrive in Montréal to interview for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill.
The McCall MacBain Scholarships are the result of a landmark $200 million gift in 2019 by John and Marcy McCall MacBain, the second-largest single donation in Canadian history.
Designed to encourage purposeful leadership, the scholarships enable students to pursue a fully funded master’s or professional degree while participating in mentorship, coaching, and a leadership development program.
International scholars will be selected for the first time, following two years of Canadian-only admissions. The McCall MacBain Scholarships received applications from students and graduates of 1,200+ universities, and 242 participated in regional interviews with local leaders in October and November before the 88 finalists were selected.
The 35 international finalists hail from 19 countries, from France to Ghana to Singapore. The 53 Canadian finalists will travel to Montréal from 33 cities across eight provinces and one territory. Together, the finalists represent 62 universities from Canada and around the world.
From March 8 to 12, finalists will be interviewed by volunteer leaders from academia, business, government, and the social sector. Up to 30 McCall MacBain Scholars will be selected after final interviews. Finalists who are not selected for the cohort will be eligible to receive a Finalist Award of $10,000 or $20,000.
“McGill, Montréal, and Canada attract talented students from all over the world,” said John McCall MacBain, Chair of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “Our aim is to provide a life-changing opportunity for students who have a track record of contributing to their communities and a genuine desire to make a positive impact.”
“Our committees were delighted to receive great interest from all corners of the world. More than 280 volunteers were involved in assessing candidates. They looked not only for academic strength, but for qualities like integrity, kindness, curiosity, and courage.”
Travel costs for final interviews are covered by the scholarship program.
Meet some of our finalists in the McGill Reporter!
Wellesley College (BSc’23)
Kigali, Rwanda
Tel Aviv University (BSW’22)
Lod, Israel
University of Winnipeg (BEd/BA’23)
Gimli, MB, Canada
Escuela Militar de Ingeniería (BSc’18)
La Paz, Bolivia
Northwestern University in Qatar (BA’23)
Sweida, Syria
Concordia University (BSc’22, MSc’23)
Montréal, QC, Canada
University of Saskatchewan (BE/BSc’23)
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Johns Hopkins University (MSc’20), McGill University (BSc’16)
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Al Akhawayn University (BSc’22)
Meknes, Morocco
Vellore Institute of Technology (BTech’23)
Pune, India
New York University Shanghai (BSc’23)
Warsaw, Poland
University of Melbourne (BA’21)
Campbell, Australia
University of King’s College (BA’23)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
University of Windsor (BCom’23)
Windsor, ON, Canada
University of Manitoba (BA’23)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
McMaster University (BEng’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Toronto – Woodsworth (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of British Columbia (BA’17)
Surrey, BC, Canada
University of Regina (BSc’23)
Regina, SK, Canada
University of British Columbia Okanagan (BSN’23)
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Nanyang Technological University (BSc’22)
Singapore
University of New Brunswick (BA’22)
Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI, Canada
University of Toronto – Trinity (BA’23)
Oakville, ON, Canada
American University of Beirut (BA’23)
Tripoli, Libya
Toronto Metropolitan University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Mount Allison University (BA’21)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Dalhousie University (BSc’21), McGill University (QY’23)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Carleton University (BSc’23)
Oshawa, ON, Canada
University of Regina (BA’22)
Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
McGill University (BSc’23)
Montréal, QC, Canada
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’23)
Lennoxville, QC, Canada
McGill University (BMus’23)
Mississauga, ON, Canada
St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (BA’23)
Kanpur, India
University of Ilorin (BSc’21)
Ilorin, Nigeria
University of Manitoba (BSc’23)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
St. Francis Xavier University (BBA’23)
Bedford, NS, Canada
Yale University (BA’23)
New Haven, CT, United States
University of Cambridge (BA’21)
London, United Kingdom
Mount Saint Vincent University (BSc’22)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Nankai University (BA’23)
Ganzhou, China
McGill University (BSc’21)
Halifax, NS, Canada
University of Calgary (BSc’23)
Calgary, AB, Canada
University of Toronto – University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BSc’23)
Karachi, Pakistan
University of Toronto – Victoria (BA’23)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
University of Toronto – University College (BA’21)
Calgary, AB, Canada
University of Manitoba (BA’23)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Ashoka University (BA’23)
Firozabad, India
University of Warwick (BA’17)
London, United Kingdom
University of Hong Kong (BSocSc&LLB’22, PCLL’23)
Hong Kong S.A.R.
University of Alberta (BA’22)
Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of British Columbia (BKin’23)
Burnaby, BC, Canada
University of California at Los Angeles (BSc’22)
Boston, MA, United States
SENA (AS’14), BHCC (CertHE’18), WSB University (BS’21)
Kraków, Poland
University of Calgary (BSc’23)
Airdrie, AB, Canada
Ashesi University (BSc’22)
Zvishavane, Zimbabwe
American University of Cairo (BSc’23)
Giza, Egypt
McGill University (BA’22)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Loyola Marymount University (BA’21)
Bakersfield, CA, United States
University of Alberta (BSc’22)
Edmonton, AB, Canada
McMaster University (BSc’23)
Hamilton, ON, Canada
McGill University (BA’22)
Whitby, ON, Canada
University of Guelph (BSc’23)
Oakville, ON, Canada
University of Saskatchewan (BA’23)
Viscount, SK, Canada
University of Victoria (BSc’23)
Victoria, BC, Canada
Bishop’s University (BA’23)
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc’21)
Kumasi, Ghana
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (B. Sc. 2023)
Chevigny Saint Sauveur, France
HEC Montréal (B. A. A. 2023)
Laval, QC, Canada
University of Toronto – Trinity (BSc’22)
Grimsby, ON, Canada
York University (BEng’23), Red River College (Dipl’17)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Toronto Scarborough (BSc’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Tecnológico de Monterrey (IMT’23)
Tijuana, Mexico
University of Waterloo (BSc’23)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BA/LLB’18)
Shakargarh, Pakistan
University of Toronto – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (BSc’23)
Regina, SK, Canada
University of Toronto – Faculty of Music (BMus’23)
Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
École Polytechnique (M1, 2023)
Palaiseau, France
York University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
McGill University (BSc’23)
Westmount, QC, Canada / Berlin, Germany
Université du Québec à Montréal (B. A. 2020)
Whitehorse, YT, Canada
University of Hong Kong (BA’23)
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Ashoka University (BSc’22)
Bengaluru, India
Duke Kunshan University (BA’23)
Shanghai, China
Dalhousie University (Dipl/BA’22)
Kelowna, BC, Canada
Western University (BA’23)
Oakville, ON, Canada
Western University (BESc/HBA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ahmadu Bello University (BSc’22)
Kaduna, Nigeria
Regional Awards
The McCall MacBain Scholarships program has also offered 38 Regional Awards of $5,000 each to promising candidates who distinguished themselves at regional interviews.
- Snit Abrha, University of Waterloo (Dipl’22), University of Ottawa (BA’21) – Kitchener, ON
- Laurissa Brousseau, Université d’Ottawa (B. A. 2023) – Ottawa, ON
- Emma Cervinka, University of Guelph (BLA’23) – London, ON
- Evan Chan, University of Manitoba (BMus’23) – Winnipeg, MB
- Areeba Chaudhry, York University (BSc’23) – Woodbridge, ON
- Ragav Chona, University of Ottawa (BSc’23) – Nepean, ON
- Sean Clarke, McGill University (BEng’22) – Whitehorse, YT
- Meredith Cudmore-Keating, St. Francis Xavier University (BSc’22) – Barrie, ON
- Vanja Davidovic, Carleton University (BSc’23) – Gatineau, QC
- Sophia Dobischok, Simon Fraser University (BA/BSc’22) – Maple Ridge, BC
- Ethan Draper, St. Francis Xavier University (BA’23) – Fredericton, NB
- Benjamin Easton, University of Waterloo (BA’22) – Port Rowan, ON
- Charles Gauthier, Concordia University (BEng’22) – Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, QC
- Bronwyn Heerspink, University of Regina (HBA’23) – Regina, SK
- Yao Yan Huang, University of Toronto Scarborough (BSc’23) – Oshawa, ON
- Cynthia Huo, Western University (BA’23) – Markham, ON
- Hanya Ismail, Concordia University (BSc’22) – Kirkland, QC
- Tyson Keddie, University of Alberta (BSc’22) – Edmonton, AB
- Daniel Krowchuk, Brock University (BSc’23) – Niagara Falls, ON
- Francois Lepine-Cossette, McGill University (BCom’23) – Montréal, QC
- Emily Lowan, University of Victoria (BA’22) – Victoria, BC
- Omer Malikyar, University of Toronto – Woodsworth (BA’23) – Toronto, ON
- Madeleine McKenzie, Concordia University (BSc’21, BSc’23) – Montreal, QC
- Pascale Melançon, Polytechnique Montréal (BEng’23) – Longueuil, QC
- Najla Mohamed, Carleton University (BA’22) – Ottawa, ON
- Aspen Murray, McGill University (BA’21) – Vancouver, BC
- Emily O’Halloran, McMaster University (BArtsSc’23) – Hamilton, ON
- Kegan Palmer, St. Francis Xavier University (BA’23) – Antigonish, NS
- Emily Payne, Université de Montréal (B. A. 2023) – Brossard, QC
- Sofia Panzetta, University of Alberta (BSc’23) – Edmonton, AB
- Aleeza Qayyum, York University (HBSc’23) – Mississauga, ON
- Wyeth Robertson, Toronto Metropolitan University (BA’22) – Toronto, ON
- Ganiyat Sadiq, University of Calgary (BA’23) – Calgary, AB
- Francesca Sivilotti, Dalhousie University (BA’23) – Halifax, NS
- Adib Syed, University of Toronto Scarborough (BSc’23) – Toronto, ON
For more information:
Julia Lo, Director of Marketing & Communications
[email protected]