Grande Prairie resident earns fully-funded master’s scholarship to McGill University
Grande Prairie resident and current University of Alberta student Tyler Paetkau is heading to McGill University after he was named one of 20 Canadians to the inaugural McCall MacBain Scholars program.
The McCall MacBain Scholars program enables the chosen students to pursue a fully-funded master’s or professional degree at McGill University. There were 735 students that applied for the program and opportunity.
Currently, Paetkau is finishing up a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy at the University of Alberta. He says the main reason he feels he was selected for this award was because of his leadership, not so much his marks.
“Obviously they wanted to know about my grades, but this scholarship was fairly unique in that it was focused on your character, volunteer activities and how you were seeking to make a difference in the community,” explained Paetkau.