What We Support
Our Scholarships and Fellowships
We have founded five scholarship and fellowship programs that invest holistically in the leadership potential of students from Canada and around the world.
We invest in world-class scholarship programs and support extracurricular opportunities that enable young people to discover, develop, and deepen their leadership potential.
We invest in pragmatic and scalable solutions to the climate crisis that benefit people and the planet.
We support evidence-based approaches to health and healthcare. Our current focus is on youth well-being and mental health.
Our Founders, John and Marcy McCall MacBain, grew up in Niagara Falls and Huron County, respectively. We support initiatives that help these communities thrive.
Latest News & Stories
Updates from the Foundation and its grantees
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Making Madrid Mine
It didn’t really sink in that I was moving halfway across the world until I was alone in my Spanish host family’s apartment. They’d just left for a vacation and I was there with my bags still unpacked, staring at a set of keys and a door I barely remembered…
2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow, Janvi, writes from Spain -
Top Canadian and International Students Selected for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill 2025 Cohort
Thirty aspiring trailblazers will head to McGill University this fall as recipients of Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarships for master’s and professional studies. The McCall MacBain Scholarships were established with a historic $200 million gift in 2019. Each scholarship covers tuition and fees, living costs, relocation, summer funding options, mentorship, coaching,…
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Navigating Novelty
I arrived in Bogota on January 1st, 2025, marking the start of my new year. Unfortunately, I did not feel like I was brimming with the motivation and excitement that we typically hope a new year brings. Instead, I felt lonely and scared. I had fallen in love with Medellin,…
2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow, Sarah, writes from Colombia