Applications Invited for McCall MacBain International Fellowships

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About the Organization

Our mission is to improve the welfare of humanity by providing scholarships and other educational opportunities that nurture transformational leadership, and by investing in evidence-based strategies to address climate change, preserve our natural environment, and improve health outcomes.

About the Fellowship

The McCall MacBain International Fellowships enable globally minded Canadian undergraduate students to develop strong intercultural competencies and ties to different regions of the world through a year-long international experience. Through the fellowship, you will cultivate creativity, resilience, independence, critical thinking, and the ability to “stretch” outside of your comfort zone.

The program is offered to undergraduate students at McGill University, McMaster University, Dalhousie University, and the University of Manitoba, as well as current recipients of the MacBain Niagara Falls and McCall Huron County scholarships.

The Fellowship year includes learning a new language, studying at a host institution, and completing an internship or work placement. During the year, fellows live with local hosts and spend time volunteering. These components help students respectfully participate in and learn about a new culture, build ties with local communities, gain different academic and professional perspectives, and develop their curiosity, independence, critical-thinking, and self-awareness. To gain a richer experience, fellows travel to countries that are unfamiliar to them and where they can develop language skills in a language that is not well known to them.

Up to CAD $30,000 is offered to fellows to fund expenses of their year abroad. The Fellowship year typically begins in the fall and ends the year after, in the summer, and is divided into three terms:

• Language term: Fellows take intensive courses to learn a new language, live with a host family, and volunteer with a local organization.
• Academic term: Fellows take a full-time course load at a host university abroad, including courses taken in their new language.
• Work term: Fellows secure a full-time, paid work placement or full-time internship.

Eligibility

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident upon application
• Be aged 19-24 on January 1st of the year of application
• Be enrolled at McGill, McMaster, Dalhousie, or the University of Manitoba; or be a recipient of a MacBain Niagara Falls or McCall Huron County scholarship
• Be enrolled full-time in a first-entry undergraduate program
• Have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 (8.0 if at McMaster University) at the time of the application deadline
• For degree programs of 4 or more years, have completed at least 3 academic terms prior to departure
• For degree programs of less than 4 years (e.g. CEGEP students in 90-credit programs), have completed at least 2 academic terms prior to departure
• Have not yet met the requirements to graduate prior to departure
• Be in good standing with your university, academically and otherwise
• Have not left Canada to participate in a travel, work, volunteer, or study abroad experience independently (i.e. without parents) in a new language or culture for 8 or more months during the last 3 years

How to Apply

Applications for 2026 are open until January 13, 2026. Register for an upcoming information session here.

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