The 2025 EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship winners have been announced by the Delegation of the European Union to Canada in Ottawa and Canadian Association of Journalists this week. A juried panel of scholars and experts selected Carleton University student, Maia Tustonic, to receive one of the three awarded fellowships for her exemplary journalism.
Maia Tustonic, an undergraduate student, reports on Canada’s strengthening the partnership with the European Union with her article, ‘Like-minded partner:’ EU leaders congratulate Carney, call for closer ties. Maia is enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Journalism and Political Science: International Relations and World Politics, at Carleton University.
Aurélie Lachapelle and Liam Razzell were awarded fellowships for their articles. Aurélie writes about the tensions leading up to Germany’s federal election in early 2025 with Tension en Allemagne à quelques jours du scrutin and Liam focuses his writing on a potential partnership between Canada and the European Union with Could Canada join the European Union? A University of Victoria Professor thinks not.
These three laureates will travel to Brussels later this year for an organized and expense paid one-week study tour to learn first-hand about the European Union’s institutions. Fellowship recipients have an unique opportunity to attend meetings with European officials and students during the tour. Learn more about the Young Journalist Fellowship competition here. Each year the competition is announced in March and winners of the competition are announced in June. The announcement of the winners of the competition by the Delegation is here.