John McCall MacBain Graduate Scholarship at Wadham College
The John McCall MacBain Graduate Scholarship is a scholarship for McGill graduates to undertake a degree at the master’s or doctoral level offered by Wadham College at the University of Oxford.
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Scholarship Details
Students will be selected on the basis of their character, community leadership, and academic excellence and will have their award renewed on the basis of the same.
Eligibility may be expanded to include DPhil courses, in which case that will be confirmed here in advance of the January application deadline.
Note that applicants must apply and be admitted to the University of Oxford in a graduate degree that is offered at Wadham College.
Scholarship recipients receive the following support:
- A monthly living stipend during the academic terms
- Course fees covered in full
Note that application to and acceptance at the University of Oxford are independent from application to the John McCall MacBain Graduate Scholarship.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, you must:
- Completed at least one degree at McGill by August 2024
- Apply and be admitted to a graduate course that is offered at Wadham College
Application Process and Timeline
January 2025
Students must apply to a graduate course offered by Wadham College at Oxford by Oxford’s January 2025 deadline. Read the application guide to the University of Oxford.
March 2025
Fill out an online application in March 2024.
The application to the John McCall MacBain Graduate Scholarship at Wadham consists of a comprehensive application form, one-page resume, transcripts, and two references (one academic and one community).
Please note that references must register as users in the online application system, and submit their reference independently of the applicant (do NOT share your credentials with your reference). After submitting, references are asked to email a PDF copy of their submission to wadham@mccallmacbain.org.
April 2025
The closing deadline for scholarship applications will fall in mid-April 2025, once applicants have received confirmation from the University of the outcome of their application; award of the scholarship will be conditional on the applicant having received an offer of a place from the relevant department or faculty.
May 2025
Those shortlisted for the scholarship will then be invited to an interview by the McCall MacBain Foundation.
May 2025
Scholarship recipients will be notified of the outcomes shortly after the interviews.
Before you apply, be sure to read the eligibility and selection criteria.
If you still have questions, please contact us at wadham@mccallmacbain.org.
