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Interested in applying for our 2026 cohort? Applications will open in June. Attend an information session or sign up for an email alert!
We’re looking for:
Do you value excellence, hard work, service, and lifelong learning? Do you strive to act with integrity, honesty, and empathy? Do you have the tenacity to pursue long-term goals? Are you willing to take meaningful risks?
Do you value working for and with others to address challenges facing a community? Do you pursue a breadth and depth of interests, through your activities outside the classroom?
Do you believe in working with and leading others towards a common goal? Are you ready to take on tough leadership roles to advance meaningful change? Are you driven to help others and to develop the potential of those you lead?
Are you able to identify unmet needs and motivate others in developing creative solutions to address those needs? Do you believe in forging new paths and not being held back by fear of failure?
Do you have a deep interest in and curiosity about people, ideas, and the world around you? Are you interested in working with people who have different perspectives? Is there a good fit between your proposed graduate program, your qualifications, and your future plans?
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for our 2026 cohort, you will need to meet ONE of the following criteria:
- You are a current student on track to earn your first bachelor’s degree by August 2026
- You earned your first bachelor’s degree in the last five years (January 2020 or later)
- You earned your first bachelor’s degree more than five years ago, and were 30 years or younger on January 1st, 2025
You will also need to meet the minimum degree and language requirements for McGill master’s program admission.
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Canada and United States
Students and graduates of universities in Canada and the United States, as well as Canadians abroad, had the following deadline:
September 24, 2025
4:00 PM Eastern Time
International
Students and graduates of universities located in other countries had the following deadline:
August 20, 2025
4:00 PM Eastern Time
Check Your Deadline
McGill Graduate Admissions
The McCall MacBain Scholarship application deadline precedes McGill graduate admissions. You may list up to five eligible programs of interest on your scholarship application.
After submitting your scholarship application, you must apply to at least one McGill program by the program’s application deadline, or in December at the latest if you are selected for McCall MacBain Scholarship final interviews.
Find Out More
We are grateful for the participation of numerous universities in supporting students and recent graduates to apply for the McCall MacBain Scholarships.
We collaborate with about 90 universities in 30 countries to promote our international awards. These universities are invited to nominate a larger number of candidates for those awards.
China
Duke Kunshan University
Fudan University
Nankai University
NYU Shanghai
Peking University
Tsinghua University
Wuhan University
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong
Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore
South Korea
Ewha Womans University
Korea University
Seoul National University
Yonsei University
Taiwan, China
National Taiwan University
National Tsing Hua University
France
CentraleSupélec
École Polytechnique
HEC Paris
Sciences Po Paris
Sorbonne Université
Université de Bordeaux
Université de Strasbourg
Université Paris-Saclay
Germany
Freie Universität Berlin
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Universität Heidelberg
Universität Tübingen
Italy
Sapienza Università di Roma
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Spain
Universitat de Barcelona
United Kingdom
University College London
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh
University of Manchester
University of Oxford
Colombia
Universidad de los Andes
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Mexico
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Peru
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Universidad de Lima
West Indies
University of the West Indies
Egypt
Alexandria University
American University in Cairo
Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tel Aviv University
Lebanon
American University of Beirut
Lebanese American University
Türkiye
Boğaziçi Universitesi
Koç Universitesi
United Arab Emirates
NYU Abu Dhabi
India
Anna University
Ashoka University
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
University of Delhi
Vellore Institute of Technology
Pakistan
IBA Karachi
Lahore University of Management Sciences
National University of Science and Technology
Quaid-i-Azam University
University of Karachi
Ghana
Ashesi University
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
University of Ghana
Kenya
University of Nairobi
Nigeria
University of Ibadan
University of Lagos
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Rwanda
University of Rwanda
Senegal
Université Cheikh Anta Diop
South Africa
University of Cape Town
University of Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
In the United States, each fellowship advising office may endorse several candidates for our international awards and any number of Canadian candidates.