McCall MacBain International Fellowship

What you need to know!

Fellows will spend a full year abroad divided into three terms:

• The language learning term: where the fellow will take language courses, live with a host family, and volunteer at a local organization
• The academic term: where the fellow will take a full-time course load with a university abroad (studying at a McMaster partner institution or studying on a Letter of Permission at the institution of the fellow’s choice)
• The work term: where the fellow secures a full-time, paid placement or internship

This program recognizes the financial burden of moving to a different country, so the scope of financial support is broad and inclusive, including:

• Monthly living stipend of $1,500 during the language and academic terms
• Tuition costs through home university (if studying abroad through McMaster’s exchange program)
• Travel and establishment allowance of $3,000
• Language course allowance of up to $4,500
• International medical insurance of up to $1,500

ELIGIBILITY:

All applicants applying for the fellowship in 2024 (for departure in summer 2025) must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Be between 19 and 24
• Be enrolled at McMaster University
• Be enrolled full time in a first entry undergraduate program
• Have a minimum CGPA 8.0 at McMaster
• For degrees of 4 or more years: must have completed at least 3 years prior to departure
• For degrees of fewer than four years: must have completed at least 2 academic terms prior to departure
• Have not met the requirements to graduate prior to departure
• Have not left Canada to participate in a travel, work, study, or volunteer abroad experience independently for 8 or more months in the last 3 years

More Details and Application Available here.