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In Chengdu, Novelty Is the Routine
Written by Matthew, 2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow from China Yesterday, I spent the day in the mountains west of Chengdu. My hosts run nature education activities for families, and this weekend they invited me to tag along. In the morning, as we waited for everyone to arrive, I passed…
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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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Uruguay Celeste: Four Months in Montevideo and One Week in Buenos Aires
2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow, Soran, writes from Uruguay: One of the first things I remember of my arrival in Montevideo is that, on my fourth day, I spent at least an hour in the pharmacy choosing a shampoo. Between the “biologic shampoo for normal to greasy hair with dandruff control” and the “bottle for dry hair with added keratin…
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Safarnama: Stories of Hindi, Hospitality, and Horizons in India
Written by Keith, 2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow Khamma Ghani! [‘many greetings’ in Rajasthani], As I am sitting on the terrace of my homestay in Jaipur, thousands of kilometres from home, I find myself immersed in the vibrant heartbeat of the world’s most populated country—India. The journey has been a…
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Seoul My Soul: How a Big City Became Home
Written by Connie | 2024 McCall MacBain International Fellow Having travelled to Toronto and New York, I always thought that big cities were not for me. I was much more accustomed to the calm of suburban neighbourhoods rather than the hustle and bustle of city life. However, despite knowing that…
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Meet the 2024 McCall MacBain International Fellows
MONTREAL, CANADA – Nineteen undergraduate students will form the next cohort of McCall MacBain International Fellows, offered in partnership with McGill University, McMaster University, Dalhousie University, and the University of Manitoba. Valued at up to $30,000, the Fellowship is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn a language, participate…
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Announcing The 2024 McCall Huron County Scholarship Recipients
HURON COUNTY, CANADA – Eight students have been named 2024 recipients of the McCall Huron County Scholarships launched by John and Marcy McCall MacBain to recognize students from Marcy McCall MacBain’s hometown. Recipients will be supported by the McCall MacBain Foundation with an award of up to $44,000 each to…
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Announcing The 2024 MacBain Niagara Falls Scholarship Recipients
NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA – The McCall MacBain Foundation announced 12 MacBain Niagara Falls Scholarship recipients who will each receive up to $44,000 to pursue post-secondary studies at their choice of institution starting this fall. This is the seventh and, to date, the largest cohort to receive the Scholarship founded by…
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Committing to Mental Health & Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students in Canada
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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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Impromptu Tejo in Bogota
Before this trip, I considered myself a very shy person and I didn’t feel comfortable doing things by myself and yet here I was, sparking up a conversation with strangers in a foreign language, after flying to a new city by myself. I have only been in Colombia for about…
