Announcements
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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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Expanding the Order of the White Rose Scholarships to Support the Next Generation of Women in Engineering
The McCall MacBain Foundation is honoured to join the Circle of Benefactors to grow the Order of the White Rose Scholarships at Polytechnique Montreal. The Scholarships support talented women in pursuing graduate studies in engineering and honour the 14 women whose lives were cut short by the devastating shooting on…
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Leadership Transition at the McCall MacBain Foundation
A special message from Franca Gucciardi, Outgoing CEO of the McCall MacBain Foundation I am writing to let you know that after a wonderful six years as the CEO of the McCall MacBain Foundation and the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill, the time has come for me to pass on…
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The McCall MacBain Foundation Mourns the Loss of Dr. Paul Farmer (1959-2022)
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The McCall MacBain Foundation is saddened by the sudden passing of Dr. Paul Farmer, MD., PhD., leading expert in global health. Dr. Farmer was chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at…
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The McCall MacBain Foundation Mourns the Loss of its Founding Chair Donald J. Johnston (1936-2022)
The Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., O.C., Q.C. served as McCall MacBain Foundation’s Chair since its inception in 2007 until 2017. An established leader within and beyond the borders of Canada, he grew up on a farm in the Ottawa area and attended a one-room schoolhouse in his youth. The gold…
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Natasha Sawh Named Dean of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill
Montreal – The McCall MacBain Foundation is pleased to share that Natasha Sawh will serve as inaugural Dean of the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill, in Montreal, starting July 1st. Announced in 2019, the McCall MacBain Scholarship will enable students to broaden their perspective and develop leadership skills while pursuing a fully…
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McCall MacBain Foundation Disburses $1M Pandemic Response Fund
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving every day and the McCall MacBain Foundation recognizes the importance of responding with flexibility, and deepening support where it is needed most. Flexible Support for Grantees Many of the McCall MacBain Foundation’s existing grantees are navigating disruptions to their programs and services…
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John and Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain Receive Honourary Degrees from Monash University
Mr. John McCall MacBain O.C. and Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain, co-founders of the international McCall MacBain Foundation, have been awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Laws; Honoris Causa), which is Monash University’s highest honour, in a ceremony at Robert Blackwood Hall yesterday evening. Since its formation in Geneva, Switzerland in 2007,…
