2023-04-18

Faculty of Arts student Clèche Kokolo awarded McCall MacBain Scholarship; second University of Manitoba student in two years to earn award

University of Manitoba student Clèche Kokolo will join a global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University.

The fourth-year Political Studies student is one of 20 Canadian recipients of the McCall MacBain Scholarships, the result of a landmark $200 million gift in 2019 by John and Marcy McCall MacBain. Designed to encourage purposeful leadership, the McCall MacBain Scholarships enable students to pursue a fully funded master’s or professional degree at McGill, while participating in mentorship, coaching, and a leadership development program.

“I was at work when I received the news after final interviews,” said Kokolo. “I screamed and cried in happiness because I couldn’t believe it.”

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