New engineering student wins $70,000 scholarship

An incoming student at Waterloo Engineering will start his studies this fall with $70,000 in backing from a national, four-year scholarship.

Chinemerem Chigbo of Winnipeg is one of 20 cross-country recipients of 2020 TD Scholarships for Community Leadership in recognition of outstanding contributions to change in their communities.

The money will allow Chigbo, 17, to study computer engineering at Waterloo, his first choice of schools, rather than staying closer to home for his post-secondary education.

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