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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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 -
From Valencia to Sevilla
Hola amigos! I am in the middle of my academic term in Sevilla, Spain, where I am studying at Universidad Pablo de Olavide. I have moved to a different part of Spain from where I studied Spanish for my language term in Valencia. Valencia will always have a piece of…
2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow, Alexandra, writes from Spain -
Building a World-Class Student Leadership Academy at Dalhousie University
We are thrilled to support the growth of Dalhousie University’s Student Leadership Academy. Through a progressive, three-tiered approach, the Academy cultivates lifelong leadership skills, inspiring students from across disciplines to act, foster growth, and create positive change locally and globally. Through our partnership, Dalhousie will offer McCall MacBain-Dalhousie Leadership Academy…
Photo: Cody Turner, Dalhousie University