UPEI’s Luciana Quiroa Paredes earns McCall MacBain Regional Award for leadership and community service
Luciana Quiroa Paredes, a student at the University of Prince Edward Island, has earned a McCall MacBain Regional Award. This scholarship recognizes students who have demonstrated exceptional character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity.
Originally from Peru, Luciana is a fourth-year Bachelor of Business Administration student at UPEI. She has immersed herself in campus life since arriving in Charlottetown.
Luciana started the UPEI Latin Society, edited the yearbook, co-chaired the UPEI Relay for Life chapter, and organized an experiential event that raised awareness of accessibility challenges. She also helped create a social enterprise to address food waste through Enactus. This year, she serves as President and CEO of the UPEI Student Union, overseeing 50 staff, and as a board director of the PEI Literacy Alliance.
Luciana is applying for master's programs in policy and management.
“I am deeply honoured to receive the McCall MacBain Regional Award. It is a meaningful recognition of the work I have done throughout my university journey at UPEI, but more importantly, it motivates me to continue pursuing excellence, evidence-based decision-making, and meaningful impact through post-secondary education,” she said.
“Volunteering is deeply fulfilling, as I am motivated by work that has purpose,” Luciana added. “It allows me to contribute to positive change while learning directly from real-world challenges. It has taught me to actively listen, collaborate, and find practical, innovative solutions that support others and strengthen the communities I am part of.”
Luciana ranked among the top 150 of thousands of international applicants this year, and she will receive a C$10,000 Regional Award. The Regional Award can be applied to eligible master’s or professional studies at any public university in Canada.
The McCall MacBain Scholarships are the result of a landmark $200 million gift in 2019, then the largest single donation in Canadian history, by John and Marcy McCall MacBain.
Applications will open in June 2026 for the 2027 cohort. More information about the McCall MacBain Scholarships can be found at mccallmacbainscholars.org.
