The McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill is pleased to announce its largest-ever group of finalists for the September 2024 cohort.
In March, 91 exceptional students will converge on Montreal, Quebec, to interview for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. The 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.
Students and graduates of 2,250 universities applied for this opportunity, and the top 277 participated in regional interviews with local leaders in October and November before the 91 finalists were selected.
The 37 international finalists hail from 24 countries. Countries represented for the first time include Brazil, Ecuador, Kenya, Mongolia, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad, and Tunisia. The 54 Canadian finalists come from 36 cities spanning all 10 provinces.
From March 21 to 23, 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 an award of $10,000 or $20,000.
“Integrity, kindness, curiosity, and courage are the characteristics we want to see in the next generation of leaders,” said Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain, Chair of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “By connecting emerging talent to a world-class graduate education and a community of peers and mentors, we hope to encourage positive leadership for Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the world.”
“More than 300 senior volunteer leaders were involved in selecting this year’s finalists,” said Natasha Sawh, Chief Executive Officer of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill. “Our team is very much looking forward to welcoming the finalists – who have already distinguished themselves as the top candidates globally – to Montreal in March. We extend our warmest thanks to the universities that nominated them for this opportunity.”
Travel costs for final interviews are covered by the scholarship program.
Toronto Metropolitan University (BEng’24)
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Tel Aviv University (BSW’22)
Lod, Israel
University of Toronto (BSc’20, PharmD’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Red Deer Polytechnic (Dipl’18), University of Calgary (BSW’23)
Edmonton, AB, Canada
University of Ottawa (BA’24)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
University of Toronto – Woodsworth (BSc’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Ashesi University (BSc’23)
Lamboya, Ghana
Brown University (BA’23)
Rawlins, WY, United States
University of Ghana (BA’22)
Ga East, Ghana
University of Toronto – New College (BA/BSc’24)
Milton, ON, Canada
University of Manitoba (BSc’24)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Ateneo de Manila University (BA’21)
Taguig, Philippines
University of Finance and Economics (BBA’21)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
University of Manitoba (BSc’24)
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
University of Alberta (BScH’22), University of Calgary (MSc’24)
Calgary, AB, Canada
University of Calgary (BSc’24)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Université Laval (BBA’24)
Quebec City, QC, Canada
McGill University (BSc’24)
Kanata, ON, Canada
Tecnológico de Monterrey (BSc’23)
Aguascalientes, Mexico
University of New Brunswick (BA’22)
Stanley, NB, Canada
University of British Columbia (BSc’24)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Emory University (BA’23)
Tulsa, OK, United States
Universidad de los Andes (BS’20, BEc’21)
Bogotá, Colombia
McGill University (BCom’24)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Universidade Federal do Paraná (BSc’22)
Curitiba, Brazil
University of Alberta (BA’24)
Beaumont, AB, Canada
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (BMgt’21)
Lima, Peru
American University of Beirut (BEng’24)
Beirut, Lebanon
IBA Karachi (BSc’24)
Quetta, Pakistan
University of British Columbia – Okanagan (BA’22)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
University of Alberta (BCom’22)
St. Albert, AB, Canada
University of King’s College (BA’23)
Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
University of Waterloo (BMath’24)
Stephenville, NL, Canada
Arkansas State University (BSc’24)
Irapuato, Mexico
University of Northern British Columbia (BCom’22)
South Hazelton, BC, Canada
University of Toronto – St. Michael’s College (BSc’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Guelph (BSc’24)
Guelph, ON, Canada
Western University (BA’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Rwanda (BSc’22), Mount Kenya University (MPH’24)
Muhanga, Rwanda
Simon Fraser University (BA’24)
Richmond, BC, Canada
Forman Christian College (BSc’21)
Burewala, Pakistan
Lebanese American University (BSc’24)
Bizerte, Tunisia
Sciences Po Paris (BA’20)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
McGill University (BSW’19)
Montreal, QC, Canada
Lebanese American University (BSc’24)
Aleppo, Syria
University of Toronto – University College (BA’22)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Polytechnique Montréal (BEng’24)
Sainte-Barbe, QC, Canada
University of Oxford (BA’23)
London, United Kingdom
York University (BA/BEd’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of British Columbia / Sciences Po Paris (BA’21)
Victoria, BC, Canada
Université Laval (BA’22), McGill University (MA’24)
Montréal, QC, Canada
McGill University (BSc’22)
Thornhill, ON, Canada
University of Toronto – Trinity College (BA’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
University of Nairobi (BSc’22)
Turkana, Kenya
McGill University (BEd’23)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tecnológico de Monterrey (BArch’21)
Morelia, Mexico
Cairo University (BPT’20)
Giza, Egypt
McMaster University (BSc’24)
Vaughan, ON, Canada
Queen’s University (BScH’23, BEd’24)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Concordia University (BA’24)
Montreal, QC, Canada
McGill University (BA’24)
Oakville, ON, Canada
McMaster University (BHSc’24)
Hamilton, ON, Canada
University of Ottawa (BSocSc’23)
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Lebanese American University (BSc’24)
Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
McGill University (BEd’23)
Richmond Hill, ON, Canada
University of Hong Kong (BSocSc’24)
Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong S.A.R.
University of Cape Town (BSocSci’22, MPhil’24)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
University of Saskatchewan (BA’24)
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
University of Calgary (BSc’24)
Calgary, AB, Canada
Universidad del Azuay (LLB’22), Universidad Católica de Cuenca (LLM’24)
Cañar, Ecuador
University of Calgary (BSc’24)
Calgary, AB, Canada
University of British Columbia (BA’23)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Saint Mary’s University (BA’20)
Halifax, NS, Canada
University of Regina (BSc’23, Dipl’23)
Pilot Butte, SK, Canada
McGill University (BSc’24)
Gatineau, QC, Canada
University of Cincinnati (AA’20, BBA/BSc’22)
Munich, Germany
Universidad Piloto de Colombia (BArch’22)
Bogotá, Colombia
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus (BSc’22)
Debe, Trinidad
National University of Sciences and Technology (BSc’23)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Towson University (BFA’23)
New Castle, DE, United States
McMaster University (BSc’24)
King, ON, Canada
Ashoka University (BSc’22, Dipl’23)
Kolkata, India
Duke Kunshan University (BSc’24), Duke University (BSc’24)
New Manila, Philippines
University of Toronto (BSc’23), McGill University (QY’24)
Regina, SK, Canada
University of British Columbia (BSc’24)
Surrey, BC, Canada
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (BSc’17)
Accra, Ghana
McGill University (BSc’24)
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Université du Québec à Montréal (BA’24)
Quebec City, QC, Canada
McGill University (BA’24)
Kitchener, ON, Canada
York University (BSc’22)
Oshawa, ON, Canada
Mount Allison University (BMus’24)
Markham, ON, Canada
New York University Shanghai (BA’24)
Chengdu, China
Regional Awards
The McCall MacBain Scholarships program has also offered Regional Awards of $5,000 or $10,000 each to promising candidates who distinguished themselves at regional interviews. Regional Awards may be applied to eligible studies at McGill or any public university in Canada.
Canadian Regional Awards
- Ishaan Anand, McGill University (BArch’24) – Saskatoon, SK
- Muhammad Ansar, University of Toronto – Scarborough (BSc’24) – Mississauga, ON
- Chris Armiento, Lakehead University (HBSc’22) – Thunder Bay, ON
- Jordynn Bateman, University of Ottawa (BSc’24) – Fort Erie, ON
- Emma Brain, Western University (BA/BHSc’24) – Sarnia, ON
- Isabella Brodeur, Wilfrid Laurier University (BBA’23) – Pickering, ON
- Gray Brogden, Western University (BA’24) – London, ON
- Katie Cheslock, University of King’s College (BA’24) – Chelsea, QC
- Nathan Cheung, University of British Columbia (BSc’23) – Kelowna, BC
- Keerthana Chockalingam, University of Calgary (BHSc’24) – Calgary, AB
- Daniella Chukwu, McMaster University (BA’24) – Welland, ON
- Amy Cran, University of Lethbridge (BA’23) – Medicine Hat, AB
- Iris Delgado-Lapointe, Université du Québec à Montréal (BA’24) – Montréal, QC
- Janna Grant, Simon Fraser University (BA’24) – Coquitlam, BC
- Sophia Iligan, University of Alberta (BSc’24) – Edmonton, AB
- Sharon Jacob, University of Saskatchewan (BSc’24) – Saskatoon, SK
- Zakir Kassam, University of British Columbia (BCom’21), Sciences Po Paris (BA’21) – Vancouver, BC
- Sydney Keyamo, Dalhousie University (BSc’23) – Ottawa, ON
- Aakanksha Khandwaha, Mount Allison University (BSc’24) – Amherst, NS
- Jack Killeen, Dalhousie University (BSc’23) – Fall River, NS
- Amara Kohlert, University of Regina (BSc’24) – Regina, SK
- Julien Lagacé, University of Calgary (BEng’24) – Calgary, AB
- Sara Laribi, Université de Montréal (BA’24) – Montréal, QC
- Jonah Leinwand, University of Waterloo (BASc’24) – Nepean, ON
- Christina Lennox, Capilano University (BA’24) – Richmond, BC
- Katelyn Luymes, University of Victoria (BA’22) – Abbotsford, BC
- Camille Maltais, Université de Montréal (BSW’24) – Granby, QC
- Breona Martin, Smith College (BA’23) – Coquitlam, BC
- Nikolas Morel-Ferland, Université de Sherbrooke (BA’24) – Wotton, QC
- Katie Pallett-Wiesel, McGill University (BA’24) – Montreal, QC
- SunMin Park, Mount Allison University (BSc’23) – Moncton, NB
- Sierra Potvin, University of Ottawa (BASc’23) – Ottawa, ON
- Liam Reid, University of Winnipeg (BA’24) – Ottawa, ON
- Connor Smith, Western University (BA’23) – Oakville, ON
- Katherine Strom Trudel, University of Victoria (BSc’23) – Victoria, BC
- Reilly Sullivan, University of Prince Edward Island (BSc’24) – Quispamsis, NB
International Regional Awards
- Elvira Abi Zeid, American University of Beirut (BA’24) – Beirut, Lebanon
- Chukwudumebi Elouise Asem, University of Lagos (BSc’18, MED’21) – Asaba, Nigeria
- Faber Francisco Chaparro Mario, Universidad de La Sabana (BEng’23) – Bogotá, Colombia
- Mansi Dhanania, Vellore Institute of Technology (BSc’24) – Chennai, India
- Tahsin Jalal, North South University (BBA’23) – Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Biniyam Lombe, University of Bristol (BSc’22) – Adama, Ethiopia
- Tomer Nadiv, Tel Aviv University (BSc’24) – Hod HaSharon, Israel
- Justice Appiah Nuamah, University of Mines and Technology (BSc’23) – Dompoase-Adansi, Ghana
- Khianne Orteza, University of the Philippines (BSc’23) – Camalaniugan, Philippines
- Tate Pan, New York University Shanghai (BSc’24) – Shanghai, China
- Naifah Uzlah I. Putri, Universitas Indonesia (BSocSc’22) – South Tangerang, Indonesia
- Rachel Sanyu, State University of New York at Buffalo (BSc’24) – Kampala, Uganda
- Moustafa Sherif, American University in Cairo (BSc’24) – El Sheikh Zayed, Egypt
- Yomni Makonnen Tesfaye, University of Toronto – Scarborough (BSc’24) – Kampala, Uganda
- Saa Michel Tolno, Université Général Lansana Conté de Sonfonia (BA’17), Calvary West Africa Bible Institute (Dipl’19), University of Johannesburg (Dipl’23) – Boke, Guinea
- Omokhuwele Umoru, Texas Southern University (BSc’24) – Auchi, Nigeria
- Farjana Yeasmin, University of Dhaka (BSS’16, MSS’17) – Bogura, Bangladesh
- Dariia Zadorozhniuk, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (BSc’24) – Ladyzhyn, Ukraine
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Julia Lo, Director of Marketing & Communications
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