McCall MacBain Scholarships 2027 at McGill University

Eligible Programmes

Applicants must intend to pursue an eligible:

The programme generally must contain at least 45 credits and be based primarily at McGill's Downtown or Macdonald campuses.

More than 150 Master's fields are included across degrees such as:

MA, MArch, MBA, MEd, MEng, MISt, MM, MMus, MPP, MSc, MScA, MSW, MUP, LLM and others.

Eligible second-entry professional programmes include:

Not covered

Examples explicitly identified as not covered include:

❌ PhD programmes

❌ Graduate certificates

❌ Part-time programmes

❌ Certain executive Master's programmes

❌ Joint-degree programmes.

Required Documents / Application Components

The scholarship application includes an unofficial transcript, and applicants need two reference forms:

For some management applications, a professional reference may replace the academic reference; the Master of Management in Analytics still requires an academic reference.

The official FAQ also confirms that standardized-test scores such as GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT or DAT are not required for the McCall MacBain scholarship application itself, although the intended McGill programme may later require them.

Application Steps

Step 1 — Check your degree eligibility

Confirm that you meet one of the bachelor's-degree timing criteria.

Step 2 — Identify your McGill programme

Make sure your intended programme qualifies for McCall MacBain funding.

Step 3 — Determine whether you require university endorsement

This should be checked before assuming you can simply submit independently.

Step 4 — Prepare your scholarship application

Prepare your transcript and application responses.

Step 5 — Request your references immediately

You need:

The reference writers must submit their forms before the same application deadline. An unfinished reference can make the application incomplete.

Step 6 — Submit the McCall MacBain application

International deadline:

August 19, 2026 — 4:00 PM ET.

Step 7 — Apply separately to McGill

This scholarship application does not constitute an application for admission to McGill.

Applicants subsequently submit their McGill programme application according to the relevant programme deadline. Scholarship finalists must apply to McGill by December even if their programme deadline is later.

⚠️ University Endorsement Warning

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International applicants who are current students or recent graduates may require endorsement.

The official FAQ further states that international applicants who did not attend a Canadian university or a participating university abroad may need endorsement regardless of graduation year.

If endorsement is required in an applicant's circumstances, they cannot simply choose to bypass it; applications requiring endorsement will not be considered without it.

Examples of participating Nigerian universities listed for 2026

The programme currently lists:

University of Ibadan

University of Lagos

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

among its participating universities abroad.

Applicants from other universities should not assume their endorsement procedure is identical.

Important Warnings

⚠️ Scholarship application ≠ McGill admission application.

⚠️ Two references must also be completed by the application deadline.

⚠️ Some international applicants need university endorsement.

⚠️ The scholarship does not cover every McGill programme.

⚠️ PhD programmes are excluded.

⚠️ The scholarship requires full-time enrolment.

⚠️ McGill programme application fees are not covered.

⚠️ Meeting eligibility criteria does not guarantee selection.