JUMP TO FINALISTS / REGIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
In March, nearly a hundred Canadian and international students will arrive in Montreal to participate in final interviews for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill University.
Established with a landmark $200-million gift in 2019, the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill are Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarships for master’s and professional studies. Applicants came from more than 2,300 universities worldwide, and 280 advanced to a first round of interviews in October and November. Of these interviewed candidates, 66 earned a regional award, and 91 were selected as finalists.
The 38 international finalists will arrive from across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, with some travelling more than 10,000 kilometres to attend interviews in person. Their travel costs are covered, and for most, this marks their first visit to Canada and Quebec. The newly represented countries where finalists completed their studies include Barbados, Hungary, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, and Sri Lanka.
The 53 Canadian finalists include students from 31 different cities, from Sydney, NS, to Yellowknife, NWT.
“We aim to support emerging leaders who demonstrate integrity, kindness, curiosity, and courage,” said Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain, Chair of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “These students have already shown remarkable promise in their communities, and we’re grateful to the universities that encouraged and supported them in pursuing this opportunity.”
“We are also deeply thankful to the more than 300 leaders who lend their time to help us select these exceptional students and graduates,” added Natasha Sawh, CEO of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “The interviews provide candidates with a space for meaningful reflection, and we hope they leave with a stronger sense of their leadership potential and the impact they can have in strengthening communities.”
MCCALL MACBAIN SCHOLARSHIP FINALISTS
American University in Cairo (BA’24)
Cairo, Egypt
National University of Sciences and Technology (BSc’24)
Islamabad, Pakistan
University of Oxford (BA’26)
London, United Kingdom
University of Jordan (BSc’22)
Amman, Jordan
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (BSc’25)
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
University of Ibadan (BSc’24)
Lagos, Nigeria
University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus (BSc’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Calgary (BSc’25)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Ashoka University (BA’22)
Kazimabad, India
Université Laval (BA’26)
Drummondville, QC, Canada
University of Technology,
Jamaica (BSc’26)
Spanish Town, Jamaica
McGill University (BA’25)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Wilfrid Laurier University (BSc’26)
Ajax, ON, Canada
Queen’s University (BASc’26)
Kanata, ON, Canada
Dalhousie University / University of King’s College (BA’26)
Halifax, NS, Canada
University of Manitoba (BSc’25)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Royal Military College of
Canada (BEng’26)
St. John’s, NL, Canada
University of The Gambia (BSc’24), University of Cape Town (PGD’25)
Serekunda, The Gambia
University of Toronto, Trinity College (BA’25)
Caledon, ON, Canada
University of Waterloo, St. Jerome’s University (BA’26)
Toronto, ON, Canada
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (BSc’26)
Brié-et-Angonnes, France
McMaster University (BEng/BME’26)
Regina, SK, Canada
University of Florida (BA’25)
Lakeland, FL, United States
Huron at Western University (BA’26)
Nairobi, Kenya
McGill University (BSc’26)
Oakville, ON, Canada
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’25)
Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
University of British Columbia (BA’25)
Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Toronto Metropolitan University (JD’26)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Iqra National University (DPT’24)
Peshawar, Pakistan
University of Waterloo (BSc’26)
Niagara on the Lake, ON, Canada
McGill University (BA’26)
Montreal, QC, Canada
McGill University (BA’21), University of Oxford (MSc’22, MPP’23)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (BSc’25)
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
University of Calgary (BSc’26)
Calgary, AB, Canada
University of the Philippines Los Baños (BSc’25)
Eastern Samar, Philippines
University of Peradeniya (BSc’25)
Polpithigama, Sri Lanka
Mount Allison University (BComm’24)
Leh, India
Queen’s University (BASc’26)
Midland, ON, Canada
Dalhousie University (BA’25)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Concordia University (BA’26)
Montreal, QC, Canada
McGill University (BA’25)
Montreal, QC, Canada
University of Ghana (BA’23)
Accra, Ghana
Ashesi University (BSc’25)
Accra, Ghana
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’26)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Mount Royal University (BCMM’25)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Acadia University (BA’26)
Sackville, NB, Canada
University of Saskatchewan (BSA’26)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Saint Mary’s University (BComm’25)
Halifax, NS, Canada
American University of Beirut (BSc’26)
Beirut, Lebanon
Tecnológico de Monterrey (BSc’25)
Chihuahua, Mexico
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (BEng’24)
Huanuco, Peru
Université de Sherbrooke (BSc’25)
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Mount Allison University (BSc’25)
Amherst, NS, Canada
Toyo University (BGIS’25)
Mandalay, Myanmar
McMaster University (BSc’26)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Regina (BSW’26)
Regina, SK, Canada
University of the Punjab (BSc’23)
Lahore, Pakistan
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (BPharm’23)
Lagos, Nigeria
University of Calgary (BA’26)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Acadia University (BSc’26)
Halifax, NS, Canada
Yale University (BA’25)
Kigali, Rwanda
University of Ibadan (BAgric’24)
Ibadan, Nigeria
McGill University (BA’25)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Universitas Indonesia (BEng’23)
Tangerang, Indonesia
University of Toronto, St. Michael’s College (BSc’25)
Brampton, ON, Canada
University of British Columbia (BIE’25)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Macalester College (BA’26)
Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus (BSc’24), McGill University (MSc’26)
Châteauguay, QC, Canada
University of Toronto, Trinity (BSc’26)
Mississauga, ON, Canada
University of Victoria (BSc’26)
Kelowna, BC, Canada
Brandon University (BSc’25)
Brandon, MB, Canada
Concordia University (BFA’26)
Candiac, QC, Canada
Cape Breton University (BA’26)
Glace Bay, NS, Canada
Dalhousie University (BSc’24)
Oshawa, ON, Canada
University of Central Asia (BA’22)
Ishkashim, Tajikistan
Ukrainian Catholic University (BSc’25)
Lutsk, Ukraine
University of King’s College (BA’26)
Masstown, NS, Canada
Damascus University (MD’24)
Damascus, Syria
Chinese University of Hong Kong (BA’20, MPhil’23)
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Yale-NUS College (BA’25)
Taiping, Malaysia
University of Manitoba
(BEnvD’26)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
York University (BA’26)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Universidad de los Andes (BSc’25)
Bogota, Colombia
Concordia University (BA’22)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BSc’25)
Eldoret, Kenya
Rice University (BA’25)
Ithaca, NY, United States
University of British Columbia
(BASc’26)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Huron at Western University (BA’26)
Kitchener, ON, Canada
Harvard University (AB’26)
Tyler, TX, United States
Georgetown University in Qatar (BSc’24)
Mapara Ogun, Nigeria
University of Saskatchewan (BSc’25)
Aberdeen, SK, Canada
REGIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Valued at $5,000 or $10,000, McCall MacBain Regional Awards 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:
- Abigail Austin, Mount Allison University (BSc’25) – Coldwater, ON
- Alexa Bowman Olay, Georgia Institute of Technology (BSc’26) – Fayetteville, GA, United States
- Jake Breen, Memorial University of Newfoundland (BSc’25) – Havre Boucher, NS
- Krysia Denys, University of Calgary (BSc’26) – Calgary, AB
- Goli Eshtiaghi, University of British Columbia (BA’25) – North Vancouver, BC
- William Graham, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (BSc’26) – Redwater, AB
- Rowan Helmer, University of King’s College (BA’26) – Petite Rivière, NS
- Jenna Hire, Western University (BA’26) – Lower Sackville, NS
- Aditya Karmaker, McMaster University (BCom’26) – Toronto, ON
- Breanna Khameraj, McMaster University (BSc’26) – Toronto, ON
- EJ Kneifel, University of British Columbia (BA’22), OCAD University (MFA’24) – Toronto, ON
- Tyler Kowch, McGill University (BA’20) – Phoenix, AZ, United States
- Ann Kwarteng, York University (BSc’26) – Brampton, ON
- Michael Lecchino, Concordia University (BCom’26) –
Montreal, QC - Laurence Liang, McGill University (BEng’26) –
Montreal, QC - Marissa Little, Queen’s University (BA’25, BEd’26) – Little Britain, ON
- Lurit Loro, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus (BA’24) – Edmonton, AB
- Nestor Maslej, Harvard University (AB’17), University of Oxford (MPhil’21), Stanford University (JD’29) – Montreal, QC
- Michael McDonald, University of Saskatchewan (BA’26) – Saskatoon, SK
- Matthew McStravick, University of Regina (BA’26) –
Regina, SK - Jovana Mojovic, Université du Québec à Montréal (BA’21) – Gatineau, QC
- Alexa Navas, St. Thomas University (BA’21) – Fredericton, NB
- Fatima Noor, Brock University (BSc’26) – Niagara Falls, ON
- Olivia Numedahl, University of Saskatchewan (BSc’26) – Saskatoon, SK
- Ashley Penney, Saint Mary’s University (BSc’25, MAHSR’26) – Lawrencetown, NS
- Lily Polenchuk, University of Alberta (BA’26) – Edmonton, AB
- Bridget Powning, Mount Allison University (BA’26) – Markhamville, NB
- Sharini Sam Chee, Western University (BMSc’24), University of Toronto (MASc’26) – Kanata, ON
- Neh Shah, Nirma University (BBA’19), Red River College (Dipl’20), York University (BA’26) – Toronto, ON
- Dylan Silver, University of Toronto (BKin’26) – Saint-Laurent, QC
- Juliette Sones, University of Victoria (BSc’25) – Vancouver, BC
- Braelyn Spencer, St. Francis Xavier University (BBA’26) – Renfrew, ON
- Grace Leah Tongue, University of Ottawa (BHSc’26) – Gloucester, ON
- Espoir Tuyisenge, Michigan State University (BSc’18), University of British Columbia (MFRE’19) – Kigali, Rwanda
- Cole Whiteway, University of Winnipeg (BA’26) – Winnipeg, MB
- Bianca Zussino, Lakehead University (BSc’26) – Thunder Bay, ON
International Regional Award Recipients:
- Aqsa Ali, University of the Punjab (BSc’22) – Lahore, Pakistan
- Symbat Alimbek, Yonsei University (BSc’22) –
Shymkent, Kazakhstan - Md. Al Amin, Jagannath University (BSc’26) – Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Esther Ayoade, Lagos State University (BBA’20) – Lagos, Nigeria
- Martha Chaitezvi, Ashesi University (BSc’25) – Accra, Ghana
- Mercy Eze, Berea College (BA’25) – Lagos, Nigeria
- Syeda Gardezi, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (BSc’20) – Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Camila Gomez Cortes, Universidad de los Andes (BA’20, LLB’20) – Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Jackeline María Guerra Batista, Universidad de Panamá (BA’24) – Chiriqui, Panama
- Isaga Hamadou, University of Bamenda (BSc’21) – Fundong, Cameroon
- Mike Hennessy, Loyola Marymount University (BSc’25) – Chicago, IL, United States
- Benjamin Koshy Jacob, University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus (BSc’26) – Baku, Azerbaijan
- Boluwatife Jimoh, University of Lagos (BPharm’23) – Lagos, Nigeria
- Marvella Kurniawan, Ohio Wesleyan University (BA’25) – Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Iman Lalani, University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus (BA’23) – London, United Kingdom
- Larissa Lintner, Maastricht University (BSc’25, MSc’26) – Vagen, Germany
- Mohamed Mahdi, Université de Tunis El Manar (Dipl’26) – Sfax, Tunisia
- Titouan Morel, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (BSc’26) – Saint-Jean-de-Gonville, France
- Michelle Quezada Zavaleta, Universidad Católica de El Salvador (BCom’25) – Cojutepeque, El Salvador
- Luciana Quiroa Paredes, University of Prince Edward Island (BBA’26) – Charlottetown, PE, Canada / Lima, Peru
- Habib Ur Rahman, Quaid-i-Azam University (BA/LLB’22) – Kharan, Pakistan
- Jamal Rajeh, Berea College (BA’25) – Baaqline, Lebanon
- Ernest Reynold, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (BSc’26) – Chennai, India
- Roni Shaked, Tel Aviv University (BA’25, LLB’25, LLM’26) – Hever, Israel
For more information:
Julia Lo, Director of Outreach & Communications
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