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!
Annelle Abatoni Kayisire
Wellesley College (BSc’23)
Kigali, Rwanda
Zenab Abu Kishek
Tel Aviv University (BSW’22)
Lod, Israel
Cameron Adams
University of Winnipeg (BEd/BA’23)
Gimli, MB, Canada
Kely Alejo Apaza
Escuela Militar de Ingeniería (BSc’18)
La Paz, Bolivia
Raghdan Alhennawi
Northwestern University in Qatar (BA’23)
Sweida, Syria
Kevork Atamian
Concordia University (BSc’22, MSc’23)
Montréal, QC, Canada
Minh Au
University of Saskatchewan (BE/BSc’23)
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Ashley Bach
Johns Hopkins University (MSc’20), McGill University (BSc’16)
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Zineb Salma Bahri
Al Akhawayn University (BSc’22)
Meknes, Morocco
Kadambari Bhujbal
Vellore Institute of Technology (BTech’23)
Pune, India
Bartosz Bienkowski
New York University Shanghai (BSc’23)
Warsaw, Poland
Marina Bishop
University of Melbourne (BA’21)
Campbell, Australia
Lucy Boyd
University of King’s College (BA’23)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Petar Bratic
University of Windsor (BCom’23)
Windsor, ON, Canada
Keziah Brothers
University of Manitoba (BA’23)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Abby Buller
McMaster University (BEng’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Andrea Caceres Almendrades
University of Toronto – Woodsworth (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Sean Celi
University of British Columbia (BA’17)
Surrey, BC, Canada
Trey Chernoff
University of Regina (BSc’23)
Regina, SK, Canada
Kyla Christianson
University of British Columbia Okanagan (BSN’23)
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Kang Xiang (Ryan) Chui
Nanyang Technological University (BSc’22)
Singapore
Niko Coady
University of New Brunswick (BA’22)
Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI, Canada
Mostafa El Sharkawy
University of Toronto – Trinity (BA’23)
Oakville, ON, Canada
Arwa Emhemed
American University of Beirut (BA’23)
Tripoli, Libya
Vanessa Erhirhie
Toronto Metropolitan University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jonathan Ferguson
Mount Allison University (BA’21)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Chantel Findlay
Dalhousie University (BSc’21), McGill University (QY’23)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Jordyn Gattie
Carleton University (BSc’23)
Oshawa, ON, Canada
Isabella Grajczyk
University of Regina (BA’22)
Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Shir Gruber
McGill University (BSc’23)
Montréal, QC, Canada
Tim Gulliver
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’23)
Lennoxville, QC, Canada
Caroline Guo
McGill University (BMus’23)
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Avishi Gupta
St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (BA’23)
Kanpur, India
Ameen Hammed
University of Ilorin (BSc’21)
Ilorin, Nigeria
Soomin Han
University of Manitoba (BSc’23)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Jillian Hayden
St. Francis Xavier University (BBA’23)
Bedford, NS, Canada
Owen Heaphy
Yale University (BA’23)
New Haven, CT, United States
Tom Hibbs
University of Cambridge (BA’21)
London, United Kingdom
Nicholas Hickens
Mount Saint Vincent University (BSc’22)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Fuqin (Kook) Hu
Nankai University (BA’23)
Ganzhou, China
Yvan Kammelu
McGill University (BSc’21)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Ratik Kapoor
University of Calgary (BSc’23)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Levon Karakoyun
University of Toronto – University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Shajeea Khalid
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BSc’23)
Karachi, Pakistan
Matthew Kieffer
University of Toronto – Victoria (BA’23)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lucy Kim
University of Toronto – University College (BA’21)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Clèche Kokolo
University of Manitoba (BA’23)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Mohit Kumar
Ashoka University (BA’23)
Firozabad, India
Michael Kynaston
University of Warwick (BA’17)
London, United Kingdom
Tsz Wan Michelle Leung
University of Hong Kong (BSocSc&LLB’22, PCLL’23)
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Rowan Ley
University of Alberta (BA’22)
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Lynda Li
University of British Columbia (BKin’23)
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Marcus Lin
University of California at Los Angeles (BSc’22)
Boston, MA, United States
Ronaldo Lobo Gonzalez
SENA (AS’14), BHCC (CertHE’18), WSB University (BS’21)
Kraków, Poland
Tatiana Mackeigan
University of Calgary (BSc’23)
Airdrie, AB, Canada
Trish Maduche
Ashesi University (BSc’22)
Zvishavane, Zimbabwe
Reem Mahmoud
American University of Cairo (BSc’23)
Giza, Egypt
Sajneet Mangat
McGill University (BA’22)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Elsie Mares
Loyola Marymount University (BA’21)
Bakersfield, CA, United States
Rojine McVea
University of Alberta (BSc’22)
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Jessie Meanwell
McMaster University (BSc’23)
Hamilton, ON, Canada
Jaiden Medford
McGill University (BA’22)
Whitby, ON, Canada
Jack Mogus
University of Guelph (BSc’23)
Oakville, ON, Canada
Julia Morelli
University of Saskatchewan (BA’23)
Viscount, SK, Canada
Elena Moss
University of Victoria (BSc’23)
Victoria, BC, Canada
Liam O’Toole
Bishop’s University (BA’23)
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Racheal Opoku-Afriyie
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc’21)
Kumasi, Ghana
Tamara Paris
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (B. Sc. 2023)
Chevigny Saint Sauveur, France
Tomy Pelletier
HEC Montréal (B. A. A. 2023)
Laval, QC, Canada
Lucas Penny
University of Toronto – Trinity (BSc’22)
Grimsby, ON, Canada
Van Thien Pham
York University (BEng’23), Red River College (Dipl’17)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Abigail Ralph
University of Toronto Scarborough (BSc’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ricardo André Riesgo Galaviz
Tecnológico de Monterrey (IMT’23)
Tijuana, Mexico
Sarah Rourke
University of Waterloo (BSc’23)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Muhammad Faisal Sattar
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BA/LLB’18)
Shakargarh, Pakistan
Sara Sutherland
University of Toronto – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (BSc’23)
Regina, SK, Canada
Catherine Tan
University of Toronto – Faculty of Music (BMus’23)
Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
Elsa Tanré
École Polytechnique (M1, 2023)
Palaiseau, France
Essete Tesfaye
York University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Agnès Totschnig
McGill University (BSc’23)
Westmount, QC, Canada / Berlin, Germany
Laurie Trottier
Université du Québec à Montréal (B. A. 2020)
Whitehorse, YT, Canada
Cathy Tung Yee Tsang
University of Hong Kong (BA’23)
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Rohit Vasishta
Ashoka University (BSc’22)
Bengaluru, India
Eldar Wang
Duke Kunshan University (BA’23)
Shanghai, China
Caleigh Wong
Dalhousie University (Dipl/BA’22)
Kelowna, BC, Canada
Sophie Wu
Western University (BA’23)
Oakville, ON, Canada
Tony Xu
Western University (BESc/HBA’23)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Farida Zakariya
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
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