SPRING/SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
Ready to take your learning beyond the classroom in 2026? QES Scholars have many exciting options to intern abroad this spring and summer:
- Explore Costa Rica’s cloud forests with the Monteverde Institute, contributing to environmental research, conservation, and sustainable community projects.
- Work in the beach town of Da Nang, Vietnam supporting social inclusion, environmental initiatives, and community empowerment with the Centre for Research and Community Inclusive Support (CORMIS).
- Work on programs that foster socio-economic inclusion with the Azrou Centre for Community Development in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
- Experience the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala working on permaculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous-led community initiatives with Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura (IMAP).
Wherever you go, you’ll gain hands-on skills, cross-cultural leadership experience, and connect with a network of global changemakers, all while discovering new possibilities for your future and the confidence to pursue them.
- Receive a $6,000 or $7,000 scholarship to intern abroad for 2-4 months
- Join a national network of young leaders and innovators
- Sharpen cross-cultural leadership skills
- Enrich communities at home and around the world
- Gain global experience and insight to guide your career path
Spring/summer options for 2026 QES include Costa Rica, Vietnam, Morocco, and Guatemala. To view additional details about each opportunity; click here.
- Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
- Enrolled in third or fourth year of an undergraduate degree program at Algoma University as of F26
- Under the age of 35 at time of application
- Be in good academic standing and have never been on academic probation
- Students who identify from equity deserving groups will be prioritized
- Students must not have previously received QES funding
The Canadian Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee ScholarshÍps (QES) is managed through a unique partnership of Universities Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation, and Canadian universities.QES 2024 is made possible with financial support from Community Foundations of Canada ín collaboration with Victor Dahdeleh.
To learn more about the program, visit: queenelizabethscholars.ca
To book a meeting or learn more about the application process, email: [email protected]