Two Students Receive Fulbright Canada Awards

Two University of Maine students have been selected by Fulbright Canada as Killam Fellows for the 2014-15 academic year.

Claire Fouchereaux of Yarmouth, a history and French major, will study at the University of Montreal this spring. Nicole Turmel of Hermon, an international affairs major, is studying at the University of Ottawa this fall.

Fulbright Canada is a joint, binational, treaty-based organization supported by the Canadian and U.S. governments. The Killam Fellowships program, sponsored by Fulbright Canada, allows undergraduate students from Canada and the U.S. to participate in a program of residential exchange to foster mutual understanding between the two countries.

The Fulbright Program, created under the Fulbright Act of 1946, with aid from Arkansas Sen. J. William Fulbright, operates in more than 150 countries. The Fulbright Scholarship program is highly competitive and has produced more than 300,000 scholars.

More information about the Killam Fellows is online.