{"id":499087,"date":"2022-10-07T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T12:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/program-puts-overseas-study-in-reach\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T15:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T12:48:41","slug":"program-puts-overseas-study-in-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/program-puts-overseas-study-in-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"#Program puts overseas study in reach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e0b8929cdc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e0b8929cdc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/program-puts-overseas-study-in-reach\/#%E2%80%9CProgram_puts_overseas_study_in_reach%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Program puts overseas study in reach&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CProgram_puts_overseas_study_in_reach%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Program puts overseas study in reach&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                                                                        <strong>Created for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/communityfoundations.ca\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"auto\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 90px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cfc-logo-english@2x.png\" alt=\"Community Foundations of Canada logos\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Studying abroad<\/strong> had always <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ealed to Marina Melanidis, but financially, it was out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>At 19, she was living with her parents to save money and making 90-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s by bus and train to the University of British Columbia, where she was studying global perspectives on natural resources conservation.<\/p>\n<p>While searching for co-op programs, she spotted a posting to be a Queen Elizabeth Scholar at the Wildlife Institute of India. She leapt at the opportunity. After an interview, she was selected, and in little more than a month, she was on a plane. It was her first major trip without her parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to India for four and a half months, and it was one of the most incredible, challenging, rewarding experiences of my life,\u201d says Melanidis. \u201cI directly attribute a lot of where I am now to that experience and my relationship with Queen Elizabeth Scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program is an invaluable part of the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, who championed global connections through her work with the Commonwealth. Founded in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth Scholars is a made-in-Canada initiative that promotes international student exchange and civic engagement through project-based scholarships. To date, more than 1,000 scholars have completed placements in 59 countries. The Rideau Hall Foundation leads the program in collaboration with Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), Universities Canada and Canadian universities.<\/p>\n<p>CFC President Andrea Dicks says the global connections forged by Queen Elizabeth Scholars are particularly important now. \u201cThe pandemic has shown us that our world is smaller than we think,\u201d Dicks says. \u201cThis program fosters a global culture of community. When people come together, we can solve big problems. To face the challenges of the future, we need to draw on our collective capabilities and foster global leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Melanidis, the program generated other unexpected opportunities. Two years after her trip, thanks to connections she made in India, she joined a Students on Ice expedition to see the impacts of climate change in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, her international experiences spurred her to launch Youth4Nature, a youth-led, global non-profit that works to educate, empower and mobilize young people to find solutions for ecological and climate crises. Today, Melanidis serves as development director, having recently defended her master\u2019s thesis in UBC\u2019s forestry department.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a different career than Melanidis imagined at the start of university, when she thought she\u2019d become a scientist. \u201cI thought <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> was the answer,\u201d she says. \u201cAfter learning from people in India, I realized we can have the best science in the world, but if we\u2019re not thinking about people \u2014 how the ways we address the climate crisis and biodiversity loss impact them \u2014 we\u2019re not going to solve anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation allows us to rethink what is possible,\u201d says U.K.-based Canadian philanthropist Victor Dahdaleh, whose namesake foundation is a major contributor to the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy global education changed my perspective and gave me the confidence, connections and understanding to build a business and life with a global view,\u201d Dahdaleh says. \u201cThe Queen Elizabeth Scholars program makes that invaluable opportunity accessible to young people today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melanidis\u2019s journey is proof positive. Today, she encourages students to make the most of their post-secondary years by looking for opportunities beyond the classroom. \u201cThere are so many that are literally only for university students. My biggest piece of advice would be to just go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship, visit <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/queenelizabethscholars.ca\/\">queenelizabethscholars.ca<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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