Linda Bùi is one of two University of Toronto alumni who have been named McCall MacBain Scholars for 2022.
She’ll join U of T alumna Janelle Brown-Walkus (MSc 2021) at McGill University in the fall.
Their outstanding achievements, skills, potential and character landed them in the top 20 of a pool of almost 700 applicants for the prestigious awards.
Modelled after the Rhodes Scholarship, the McCall MacBain Scholarships initiative is aimed at creating opportunities to help future leaders maximize their potential. McCall MacBain Scholars pursue master’s or professional degrees in a supportive community that also provides mentorship and intensive leadership training.
Bùi, who graduated from University of Toronto Scarborough in 2018, found her path in the campus’s International Development Studies Co-op program.
“It allowed me to connect with interesting people and opportunities throughout my university years and beyond,” she told the McCall MacBain Scholarship Foundation. “It equipped me with a critical perspective and curious mindset.”
In her first year at U of T, Bùi co-founded Girls Empowerment Movement (GEM) to create opportunities for racialized youth. GEM is still running strong, and she’s built on it with other community-minded projects, from climate justice discussions to a series of conversations with young Vietnamese women about cultural identities, gender, and leadership.
Bùi currently works in government relations at the Council of Ontario Universities, and is looking forward to completing her master’s in public policy.
“Being involved in my community has enabled me to cultivate connections in solidarity with incredible people to advance issues we care about to build better futures,” she says.
Read the full story on the U of T Alumni website