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Apply for the McCall MacBain Scholarships
Applicant Profile
Applications are closed for Summer/Fall 2025 entry.
Up to 30 full scholarships and 80 entrance awards will be offered for Summer / Fall 2023 admission to master’s or professional studies at McGill.
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?
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 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?
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 ideal graduate program, qualifications, and future plans?
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?
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for our 2025 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 2025
- You earned your first bachelor’s degree in the last five years (January 2019 or later)
- You earned your first bachelor’s degree more than five years ago, and are 30 years or younger in 2024.
You will also need to meet the minimum degree and language requirements for McGill master’s program admission.
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Applications Closed
Students and graduates of universities in Canada and the United States, as well as Canadians abroad, should apply by September 21, 2022.
- Applications due: September 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET
- Regional interviews: November 5 – December 2, 2022
- Final interviews: March 8-12, 2023
- Classes begin: September 2023
August 25, 2022 was the deadline for all other applicants.
- Applications due: August 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET
- Regional interviews: October 5 – November 8, 2022
- Final interviews: March 8-12, 2023
- Classes begin: September 2023
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.