A brief overview of the school: A public university founded in 1821, McGill is one of Canada’s most reputed universities for higher education. International students at McGill make up over 30% of their student body. Over 145 McGill students have won the Rhodes scholarship.
The Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University is one of the top business schools in the world. With multiple programs at the Diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral levels, along with specialised courses for professions, this school is a nun for business learning and research.
The university has a fully-funded merit scholarship program for international students. At the graduate level, the funding opportunities are based on merit and require you to compete with others. You can apply for funding along with your application or later after having enrolled at the university.
Eligibility criteria: Merit (GPA, GMAT, and IELTS/ TOEFL scores), leadership qualities, and innovation. A two-year work experience is also required.
Scholarship amount: The Desautels Faculty of Management has allocated about $2 million in scholarships per annum, split over 30 different awards that international students can apply to.
Why is it good for Indian students? Besides the obvious reasons of international recognition and exposure, McGill has an extremely diverse environment that is welcoming to students from other cultures. One of the scholarships, the Sandhya and Swati Sharma MBA Leadership Award, has been instituted by a person of Indian origin.