JUMP TO FINALISTS / REGIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Eighty-eight student finalists are in the running for the fifth cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University.
The McCall MacBain Scholarships are Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarships for master’s and professional studies. Each scholarship covers tuition and fees for an eligible degree, a living stipend of $2,300 per month during academic terms, summer funding options, mentorship, coaching, a leadership curriculum, and access to the McCall MacBain House. A relocation grant is provided for scholars originating from outside of Montreal.
Several thousand students and graduates applied for this opportunity, and the top 279 participated in regional interviews with local leaders in October and November to earn an invitation to final interviews. Of the 88 finalists, 52 come from Quebec and Canada, and 36 hail from abroad. Countries represented for the first time include Bangladesh, Belgium, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Italy, Myanmar, South Sudan, Ukraine, and Yemen.
The finalists will travel to Montreal to partake in interviews with leaders from academia, business, government, and the social sector. Final interview travel costs are covered by the scholarship program.
“We need more leaders who act with integrity, kindness, curiosity, and courage,” said Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain, Chair of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “We congratulate these students who have already distinguished themselves as the top candidates nationally and globally, and we thank the universities that nominated them for this opportunity.”
“We are grateful to the more than 300 senior leaders who contribute their time to the decision-making process,” added Natasha Sawh, CEO of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “The interview process allows students to reflect on their experiences and motivations, and we hope each one comes away from the process with a better understanding of their capacity to lead and to strengthen communities.”
Up to 30 McCall MacBain Scholars will be selected after final interviews. Finalists not selected for the cohort will be eligible to receive an award of $10,000 or $20,000.
MCCALL MACBAIN FINALISTS
University of British Columbia – Okanagan (BA’25)
Tali, South Sudan
Douglas College (Dipl’19, BBA’22)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Calgary (BSc’25)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Lebanese American University (BA’25)
Aden, Yemen
Central University (LLB’23)
Accra, Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc’23) Kumasi, Ghana
University of Dhaka (BSocSc’20, MSocSc’21)
Jashore, Bangladesh
Ashoka University (BA’20, Dipl’21)
Pilani, India
Lahore University of Management Sciences (BSc’20)
Karachi, Pakistan
University of Calgary (BSc’25)
Calgary, AB, Canada
McMaster University (BHSc’25)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
York University (BSc’25)
Concord, ON, Canada
McGill University (BSc’24)
Brussels, Belgium
Queen’s University (BA’21, Cert’21)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
McGill University (BSc’25)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Harvard University (BSc’25)
Houston, TX, United States
Université de Montréal (BSc’23, MSc’25)
Carignan, QC, Canada
University of Manitoba (BA’24)
Neepawa, MB, Canada
École de technologie supérieure (BEng’25)
Saint-Sauveur, QC, Canada
University of Manitoba (BA’25)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Baze University (BEng’24)
Abuja, Nigeria
École Polytechnique (Dipl’26)
Meknès, Morocco
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (LLB’22)
Medellín, Colombia
Queen’s University (BSc’21), York University (BSc’25)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of British Columbia (BSW’25)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (BSc’24)
Lima, Peru
Universidade de São Paulo (BSc’25)
São Paulo, Brazil
Columbia University (BA’25)
Pomona, NY, United States
University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus (BSc’25)
Bengaluru, India
McGill University (BSc’25)
Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC, Canada
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (BA’23), Politecnico di Torino (BA’24)
Turin, Italy
University of Toronto, Victoria College (BSc’25)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Chicago (BA’23/MA’23)
Calgary, AB, Canada / Washington, DC, USA
National University of Colombia (BSc’22)
Mosquera, Colombia
Concordia University (BSc’22)
Montreal, QC, Canada
University of Washington (BSc’24)
Vancouver, WA, United States
National University of Sciences and Technology (BSc’25)
Sangla Hill, Pakistan
University of British Columbia (BSc’24)
Surrey, BC, Canada
University of Toronto, New College (BSc’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Trent University (BA’25)
Killaloe, ON, Canada
Universitas Udayana (BPT’18, Prof’20)
Batam, Indonesia
Université de Montréal (BSW’25)
Gonaives, Haiti
University of Toronto, Victoria College (BA’25)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of the Witwatersrand (BSc’20, BSc Hons’21)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
University of Saskatchewan (BASc’25)
Ituna, SK, Canada
University of Ottawa (BASc’25)
Matane, QC, Canada
Queen’s University (BASc’25)
Markham, ON, Canada
McMaster University (BEng’25)
London, ON, Canada
University of Waterloo (BASc’25)
Waterloo, ON, Canada
University of Prince Edward Island (BSc’25)
Bedford, NS, Canada
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BDS’24)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Asian University for Women (BSc’24)
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Duke Kunshan University (BSc’22), Duke University (BSc’22)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Yale University (BSc’25)
New Haven, CT, United States
Universitas Jambi (BEd’25)
Yangon, Myanmar
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’25)
Spruce Grove, AB, Canada
St. Thomas University (BA’25)
Fredericton, NB, Canada
McMaster University (BEng/BA’25)
Burlington, ON, Canada
American University of Beirut (BBA’24)
Bamenda, Cameroon
University of Regina (BSc’25)
Regina, SK, Canada
University of Calgary (BHSc’25)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Ashesi University (BSc’23)
Accra, Ghana
University of Calgary (BSc’25)
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
McGill University (BASc’22)
Montreal, QC, Canada
University of British Columbia (BMus’25)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
MacEwan University (BFA’24)
St. Albert, AB, Canada
Acadia University (BA’25)
Massey Drive, NL, Canada
Royal Military College of Canada (BSc’25)
Richmond, BC, Canada
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’25)
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Dalhousie University (BSc’25)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Western University (BA’25)
London, ON, Canada
Carleton University (BGInS’20)
Brampton, ON, Canada
Queen’s University (BASc’25)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (BA’24)
Colima, Mexico
Concordia University (BA’25)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Concordia University (BA’23)
Montréal, QC, Canada
Damascus University (MD’24)
Damascus, Syria
Chinese University of Hong Kong (BA’20, MPhil’23)
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Université de Sherbrooke (BBA’24)
Bromont, QC, Canada
Dalhousie University (BA’24)
Cow Bay, NS, Canada
Western University (HBA’25)
Gloucester, ON, Canada
University of Oxford (BA’24)
London, United Kingdom
New York University Abu Dhabi (BBA/BCS’25)
Manila, Philippines
University of Waterloo (BSc’19), York University (BSc’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Prince Edward Island (BSc’24)
Stratford, PE, Canada
McGill University
(BSc’25)
Port Moody, BC, Canada
Yale-NUS College (BA’22)
Singapore, Singapore
University of Melbourne (BA’24, Dipl’24)
Glenroy, Australia
REGIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
The McCall MacBain Scholarships program also offered Regional Awards to candidates who ranked among the top in their region. Regional Awards are valued at $5,000 or $10,000, and they can be used to enroll in a full-time master’s or professional program at McGill or any public university in Canada.
Canadian Regional Award Recipients:
- Claire Allen, University of Toronto (BA’25) – Toronto, ON
- Chelsea Ansems, Mount Allison University (BComm’24) – Dartmouth, NS
- Rabab Azeem, Queen’s University (BASc’25) – Kingston, ON
- Sabine Bahi, Université du Québec à Montréal (BA’24) – Montréal, QC
- Oliver Batchilder, Mount Allison University (BA’25) – Cornwall, PE
- Sophie Bezanson, St. Francis Xavier University (BASc’25) – New Minas, NS
- Ahdieh Bimrew, University of Winnipeg (BSc’25) – Winnipeg, MB
- Logan Breen, Carleton University (BA’25) – Saint John, NB
- Del Coburn, Mount Royal University (BA’25), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Cert’12) – Calgary, AB
- Laura Colford, Dalhousie University (BHP’25) – Whitney Pier, NS
- Tarkan Dahi, University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus (BSc’25) – Guelph, ON
- Eileen Danaee, Queen’s University (BHSc’25) – Aurora, ON
- Ava Graham, Cape Breton University (BSc’25) –
Sydney, NS - Danna Hristova, University of Alberta (BSc’25) –
Edmonton, AB - Peter Jung, University of British Columbia (BASc’25) – Regina, SK
- Victoria Kaulback, Queen’s University (BA’18), Lakehead University (BSW’20), McMaster University (MSW’24) – Hamilton, ON
- Daeyong Lim, Humber College (Cert’15, Cert’21, BMus’25) – Thornhill, ON
- George Melika-Abusefien, Queen’s University (BSc’23, MPA’24) – Calgary, AB
- Ethan Milroy, Western University (BESc/HBA’25) –
Oakville, ON - Ernest Ng, Dalhousie University (BSc’23) – Halifax, NS
- Kinsale Philip, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s College (BA’25) – New Westminster, BC
- Louis Précourt, Université Laval (BEng’24) – Québec, QC
- Samantha Sagredo, McGill University (BCom’22) – Montreal, QC
- Nina Simons, University of Victoria (BSc’25) – Cranbrook, BC
- Krishnu Singh, University of Ottawa (BHSc’25) – Ottawa, ON
- Samidha Singhal, McMaster University (BA’21) – Hamilton, ON
- Thomas Tri, Mount Royal University (Dipl’22), University of Calgary (BSW’25) – Calgary, AB
- Mercy Trinh, University of Lethbridge (BA’24) – Lethbridge, AB
- Caitlyn Waterhouse, Simon Fraser University (BA’24) – Naicam, SK
International Regional Award Recipients:
- Nefissa Bedri, University of Ottawa (BHSc’24) –
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Bikalpa Gautam, Vellore Institute of Technology (BTech’24) – Pokhara, Nepal
- Reema Hussein, Islamic University of Gaza (MD’23) – Gaza, Palestine
- Andrea Gómez Jaime, University of the Andes (BSc’24) – Bogota, Colombia
- Maryam Javed, University of Gujrat (BSc’21), Quaid-i-Azam University (MPhil’24) – Punjab, Pakistan
- Laraib Khan, International Islamic University Islamabad (BSc’25) – Islamabad, Pakistan
- Emma Labatut, Université de Bordeaux (LLB’24), University of Oxford (MJur’25) – Montgailhard, France
- Howard Leong, University of Calgary (BA’25) – Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Michael Mbulelo Ncube, Africa University (BSc Hons’21), University of Cape Town (MDPP’23), University of London (MA’24) – Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Mahnum Omar, University of Richmond (BSc’24) –
Lahore, Pakistan - Sterly Paulisca, West Virginia University (BSc’24) –
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Hamza Razaq, Quaid-i-Azam University (BSc’21) – Islamabad, Pakistan
- Sarah Toay, Grinnell College (BSc’23) – Mineral Point, WI, United States
- Nattamon Tokaeo, McGill University (BEd’25) – Bangkok, Thailand
- Alexis Zhou, McGill University (BA’21) – Chongqing, China
For more information:
Julia Lo, Director of Outreach & Communications
[email protected]