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, RwandaZenab Abu Kishek
Tel Aviv University (BSW’22)
Lod, IsraelCameron Adams
University of Winnipeg (BEd/BA’23)
Gimli, MB, CanadaKely Alejo Apaza
Escuela Militar de Ingeniería (BSc’18)
La Paz, BoliviaRaghdan Alhennawi
Northwestern University in Qatar (BA’23)
Sweida, SyriaKevork Atamian
Concordia University (BSc’22, MSc’23)
Montréal, QC, CanadaMinh Au
University of Saskatchewan (BE/BSc’23)
Saskatoon, SK, CanadaAshley Bach
Johns Hopkins University (MSc’20), McGill University (BSc’16)
Thunder Bay, ON, CanadaZineb Salma Bahri
Al Akhawayn University (BSc’22)
Meknes, MoroccoKadambari Bhujbal
Vellore Institute of Technology (BTech’23)
Pune, IndiaBartosz Bienkowski
New York University Shanghai (BSc’23)
Warsaw, PolandMarina Bishop
University of Melbourne (BA’21)
Campbell, AustraliaLucy Boyd
University of King’s College (BA’23)
Ottawa, ON, CanadaPetar Bratic
University of Windsor (BCom’23)
Windsor, ON, CanadaKeziah Brothers
University of Manitoba (BA’23)
Winnipeg, MB, CanadaAbby Buller
McMaster University (BEng’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaAndrea Caceres Almendrades
University of Toronto – Woodsworth (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaSean Celi
University of British Columbia (BA’17)
Surrey, BC, CanadaTrey Chernoff
University of Regina (BSc’23)
Regina, SK, CanadaKyla Christianson
University of British Columbia Okanagan (BSN’23)
Kamloops, BC, CanadaKang Xiang (Ryan) Chui
Nanyang Technological University (BSc’22)
SingaporeNiko Coady
University of New Brunswick (BA’22)
Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI, CanadaMostafa El Sharkawy
University of Toronto – Trinity (BA’23)
Oakville, ON, CanadaArwa Emhemed
American University of Beirut (BA’23)
Tripoli, LibyaVanessa Erhirhie
Toronto Metropolitan University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaJonathan Ferguson
Mount Allison University (BA’21)
Halifax, NS, CanadaChantel Findlay
Dalhousie University (BSc’21), McGill University (QY’23)
Halifax, NS, CanadaJordyn Gattie
Carleton University (BSc’23)
Oshawa, ON, CanadaIsabella Grajczyk
University of Regina (BA’22)
Moose Jaw, SK, CanadaShir Gruber
McGill University (BSc’23)
Montréal, QC, CanadaTim Gulliver
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’23)
Lennoxville, QC, CanadaCaroline Guo
McGill University (BMus’23)
Mississauga, ON, CanadaAvishi Gupta
St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi (BA’23)
Kanpur, IndiaAmeen Hammed
University of Ilorin (BSc’21)
Ilorin, NigeriaSoomin Han
University of Manitoba (BSc’23)
Winnipeg, MB, CanadaJillian Hayden
St. Francis Xavier University (BBA’23)
Bedford, NS, CanadaOwen Heaphy
Yale University (BA’23)
New Haven, CT, United StatesTom Hibbs
University of Cambridge (BA’21)
London, United KingdomNicholas Hickens
Mount Saint Vincent University (BSc’22)
Halifax, NS, CanadaFuqin (Kook) Hu
Nankai University (BA’23)
Ganzhou, ChinaYvan Kammelu
McGill University (BSc’21)
Halifax, NS, CanadaRatik Kapoor
University of Calgary (BSc’23)
Calgary, AB, CanadaLevon Karakoyun
University of Toronto – University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaShajeea Khalid
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BSc’23)
Karachi, PakistanMatthew Kieffer
University of Toronto – Victoria (BA’23)
Vancouver, BC, CanadaLucy Kim
University of Toronto – University College (BA’21)
Calgary, AB, CanadaClèche Kokolo
University of Manitoba (BA’23)
Winnipeg, MB, CanadaMohit Kumar
Ashoka University (BA’23)
Firozabad, IndiaMichael Kynaston
University of Warwick (BA’17)
London, United KingdomTsz 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, CanadaLynda Li
University of British Columbia (BKin’23)
Burnaby, BC, CanadaMarcus Lin
University of California at Los Angeles (BSc’22)
Boston, MA, United StatesRonaldo Lobo Gonzalez
SENA (AS’14), BHCC (CertHE’18), WSB University (BS’21)
Kraków, PolandTatiana Mackeigan
University of Calgary (BSc’23)
Airdrie, AB, CanadaTrish Maduche
Ashesi University (BSc’22)
Zvishavane, ZimbabweReem Mahmoud
American University of Cairo (BSc’23)
Giza, EgyptSajneet Mangat
McGill University (BA’22)
Montreal, QC, CanadaElsie Mares
Loyola Marymount University (BA’21)
Bakersfield, CA, United StatesRojine McVea
University of Alberta (BSc’22)
Edmonton, AB, CanadaJessie Meanwell
McMaster University (BSc’23)
Hamilton, ON, CanadaJaiden Medford
McGill University (BA’22)
Whitby, ON, CanadaJack Mogus
University of Guelph (BSc’23)
Oakville, ON, CanadaJulia Morelli
University of Saskatchewan (BA’23)
Viscount, SK, CanadaElena Moss
University of Victoria (BSc’23)
Victoria, BC, CanadaLiam O’Toole
Bishop’s University (BA’23)
Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaRacheal Opoku-Afriyie
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc’21)
Kumasi, GhanaTamara Paris
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (B. Sc. 2023)
Chevigny Saint Sauveur, FranceTomy Pelletier
HEC Montréal (B. A. A. 2023)
Laval, QC, CanadaLucas Penny
University of Toronto – Trinity (BSc’22)
Grimsby, ON, CanadaVan Thien Pham
York University (BEng’23), Red River College (Dipl’17)
Toronto, ON, CanadaAbigail Ralph
University of Toronto Scarborough (BSc’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaRicardo André Riesgo Galaviz
Tecnológico de Monterrey (IMT’23)
Tijuana, MexicoSarah Rourke
University of Waterloo (BSc’23)
Ottawa, ON, CanadaMuhammad Faisal Sattar
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BA/LLB’18)
Shakargarh, PakistanSara Sutherland
University of Toronto – Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education (BSc’23)
Regina, SK, CanadaCatherine Tan
University of Toronto – Faculty of Music (BMus’23)
Richmond Hill, ON, CanadaElsa Tanré
École Polytechnique (M1, 2023)
Palaiseau, FranceEssete Tesfaye
York University (BA’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaAgnès Totschnig
McGill University (BSc’23)
Westmount, QC, Canada / Berlin, GermanyLaurie Trottier
Université du Québec à Montréal (B. A. 2020)
Whitehorse, YT, CanadaCathy Tung Yee Tsang
University of Hong Kong (BA’23)
Hong Kong S.A.R.Rohit Vasishta
Ashoka University (BSc’22)
Bengaluru, IndiaEldar Wang
Duke Kunshan University (BA’23)
Shanghai, ChinaCaleigh Wong
Dalhousie University (Dipl/BA’22)
Kelowna, BC, CanadaSophie Wu
Western University (BA’23)
Oakville, ON, CanadaTony Xu
Western University (BESc/HBA’23)
Toronto, ON, CanadaFarida 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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