Meet the 2025 Cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars

The McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill has announced its fifth cohort of recipients, beneficiaries of a landmark $200 million gift made in 2019 by John and Marcy McCall MacBain.

Designed to encourage purposeful leadership, this year’s scholarships will enable 30 exceptional students to pursue a funded master’s or professional degree at McGill while participating in mentorship, coaching, and a leadership development program.

Abeera Irfan

2025

MSc, Public Health

Surrey, BC, Canada

Alador Bereketab

2025

MSc, Family Medicine

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Andrea Vreugdenhil

2025

MM, Analytics

Bromont, QC, Canada

Anthony Létourneau

2025

MSc, Mechanical Engineering

Matane, QC, Canada

Ayeyi Ohene-Adu

2025

MPP, Public Policy

Accra, Ghana

Chanel Perreault

2025

BCL/JD, Law

Montreal, QC, Canada

Daria Goptsii

2025

MSc, Computer Science

Kyiv, Ukraine / Turin, Italy

Darlie Jean

2025

MPP, Public Policy

Montreal, QC, Canada

Doyin Agbaje

2025

MBA, Management

Toronto, ON, Canada

Emily Nobes

2025

MSc, Physics

Burlington, ON, Canada

Erik Barrett

2025

MSc, Chemical/Bioresource Engineering

Minnedosa, MB, Canada

Giane Mayumi Galhard

2025

MSc, Computer Science

São Paulo, Brazil

Hamza Ashfaq

2025

MBA, Management

Karachi, Pakistan

Iffat Mahjabin

2025

MSc, Public Health

Chattogram, Bangladesh

James Achuli

2025

MA, Political Science

Tali, South Sudan

Justin Goldberg

2025

MSc, Neuroscience

Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada

Justin Sandrasagra

2025

MSc, Mechanical Engineering

Toronto, ON, Canada

Maheep Sandhu

2025

MPP, Public Policy

Montreal, QC, Canada

Meryl Yu

2025

MSc, Psychology (Experimental)

Singapore

Michelle Wang

2025

MA, Sociology

Cow Bay, NS, Canada

Nafanta Fadiga

2025

MSc, Family Medicine

Toronto, ON, Canada

Nancy Ren

2025

MSc, Public Health

Richmond, BC, Canada

Nina Zepcan

2025

MISt, Information Studies

Glenroy, Australia

Nonso Morah

2025

MA, Education and Society

Spruce Grove, AB, Canada

Rachel Cluett

2025

MA, School/Applied Child Psychology

Neepawa, MB, Canada

Richard K.S. Wu

2025

MSc, Experimental Medicine

Toronto, ON, Canada

Shane Joy

2025

MPP, Public Policy

Toronto, ON, Canada

Thiago Magalhães de Aguiar

2025

MSc, Dental Sciences

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Wala Al-Sadi

2025

MISt, Information Studies

Aden, Yemen

Yuvraj Agnihotri

2025

MSc, Surgical and Interventional Sciences

Calgary, AB, Canada

To recognize additional talent, the McCall MacBain Scholarships and McGill University also offered 117 entrance awards ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each to top candidates who were not selected for the cohort. Altogether, this year’s scholarships represent an estimated commitment of more than $3 million in tuition and living costs alone, which will be complemented by mentorship and leadership development programming.