Announcements
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Scholarships for Regional Students at Australia’s La Trobe University
Regional youth in the state of Victoria lack the same opportunities and supports as their city peers, resulting in significantly lower university admission rates. In 2018, La Trobe University stepped in to bridge this divide through its Regional Pathways Program, which offers programming in high schools surrounding four of its…
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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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Endowing the Kupe Leadership Scholarships
We are thrilled to announce a NZD $4 million gift to secure an enduring future for the Kupe Leadership Scholarship program. The gift will endow up to five scholarships over five years. Established in 2018, the program identifies young changemakers from across Aotearoa New Zealand and offers them an intensive leadership program,…
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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…
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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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Committing to Mental Health & Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students in Canada
Over the last several years, student demand for mental health supports on post-secondary campuses has grown, and universities and colleges have struggled to keep up. This was true even before the pandemic and has only worsened since. The McCall MacBain Foundation is supporting eleven universities and colleges in Canada to…
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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…
