“I am an example of a girl who did not allow her living situation become an obstacle in achieving her dream” I am a student from a village in Irbid. Despite the challenges a girl faces in any village in the Arab world, I am an example of a girl who did not allow her living situation to become an obstacle in achieving her dream. My academic excellence began at a very early age when I wrote a research paper in the 9th grade about why students struggle in learning mathematics from a stud...

“Dreams never end because the desire for success is never ending” I was raised in an unstable family environment where I lost my father at the age of 10. I dreamed of becoming a doctor but my public secondary certificate average failed me and I could not pursue my dream. I applied to many universities and received nothing but several rejections until I got accepted to study Nursing at Al Al-Bayt University. Thereafter, I received a scholarship from JUST to study Agricultural Engineer...

“My dream is to establish a music academy” My love for music began at a very early age. I refused studying languages after achieving an average of 84.4 in my public secondary certificate-scientific stream. As a result, I opted to study music which I excelled in and attained a merit status every semester. I completed my Bachelor Degree with a merit average of 91.2. My dream in further completing my higher education has always been on my mind but I have always feared how my dream wo...

“I hope to participate in rebuilding my war-torn country” I am a student from Syria. I was forced to leave my country because of the war. In Syria, I was a law student and could not continue my studies as a result of fleeing with my family to Jordan. I felt lost, frustrated and depressed believing that my life had ended until one day I came across the EDU-SYRIA scholarship which enabled me to study Business Administration at Luminus Technical University College (LTUC). As a resul...