What is the McCall MacBain International Fellowship?
As explained on the fellowship site:
“The McCall MacBain International Fellowships aim to enable globally-minded young Canadians to develop strong intercultural competencies and ties to different regions of the world, and to cultivate creativity, resilience, independence, critical thinking and the ability to ‘stretch’ outside of their comfort zones.”
Structure of the Year
The fellowship experience is divided into three term components:
Language Term
After departure during summer, fellows take language courses, live with a host family, and volunteer with a local organization.
The goal is to support students to ‘stretch’ their language skills, ideally to a new language, by visiting a country where English is not the primary language.
Academic Term
Fellows take a full-time course load on a university exchange, including some courses taken in their new language.
The fellowship is recognized as an external program by McMaster’s Study Abroad initiative, which can support you to request that courses taken abroad count towards your McMaster degree.
Work Term
Fellows secure a full-time, paid work placement or full-time internship before returning home in time for the start of a new Fall semester.
Key Details
Financial Support
The financial support of the fellowship pays for flights, course tuition, and a living stipend.
Exclusive Opportunity
This opportunity is currently only open to students at McMaster, McGill, the University of Manitoba, and Dalhousie, plus select scholarship winners.
Apply in Late Fall
Applications open October 1st each year, and close by a date set in the new year. It is recommended that you apply in late Fall.
Level II & Above
Students must have completed two (2) years of higher ed before departing, meaning the program application is aimed at current Level II, III and IV students, assuming a full-time progression.
Program Details
- This opportunity is currently only open to students at McMaster, McGill, the University of Manitoba, and Dalhousie, plus select scholarship winners;
- The money pays for flights, course tuition, and a living stipend;
- Students must have completed two (2) years of higher ed before departing, meaning the program application is aimed at current Level II, III and IV students;
- Applications open October 1st each year, applications are typically due in the new year;
- Departure is usually sometime in summer, the three terms happen, and then return is sometime in summer before Sept 1st of the next academic year.
- Each student needs to do a job search and application for the work position, as with most work positions; however, there is lots of networking support along the way via the foundation.
