UWinnipeg’s Cole Whiteway (BA 26) 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.
A History student, Cole has worked for several years with Jordan’s Principle, which works to ensure protection for Indigenous children and support for families in need, in Berens River First Nation. He provides land-based support, organizing outdoor educational sessions, and recently led the summer camp team on an interim basis. Cole previously created two documentaries for Berens River First Nation.
He is applying to master’s programs in history and education.
Cole ranked among the top 90 of more than 700 Canadian applicants this year, and he will receive a $5,000 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.
