Stephanie Broos and Hayley Laxer have been named the Canadian recipients of Killam Fellowships for 2014-2015 (also known as Fulbright Scholarships).

Stephanie Broos graduated from Cinema, Video and Communications, and is studying Communications at Concordia University, although she is currently on exchange at San Francisco State University. Haley graduated from Social Science in the Law, Society and Justice profile, and is at University of Ottawa in Political Science and Public Administration, and is also currently on exchange at the America University in Washington D.C. Haley was a Parliamentary Page last year.

Stephanie and Hayley were both highly involved in Dawson College Model United Nations and garnered several awards for the team. In their applications for the Killam Fellowships, both said how important and formative their experiences in Model UN at Dawson College and university were.

For more information about the Killam Fellowships, see http://www.killamfellowships.com/programs/2014-15-grantees.html.