Deadline: January 13, 2026
Applications are open for the McCall MacBain International Fellowships 2026-2027. 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.
Benefits
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
To be eligible, you must:
- 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
Application
For more information, visit McCall MacBain International Fellowships.
