We are glad to announce the Public Call for Student Joint Research Grants in the framework of the Landscape Fire Management in the Western Balkans (LFMWB) Programme, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC, coordinated by Farmahem (Regional Executive Agency).
The LFMWB Programme is looking for highly motivated students from the Western Balkans and Switzerland who are interested in collaborating in conducting their master’s or bachelor’s thesis in the Western Balkans related to landscape fire management and adaptive landscape management.
The initiative enables students from Western Balkan and Swiss universities to address gaps in the region while fostering cross-cultural collaboration, academic partnerships, and shared knowledge exchange to tackle regional challenges.
The applicants must be enrolled at a university in the Western Balkans or Switzerland during the grant period and collaborate with a student from another country within the Western Balkans and/ or Switzerland. Research topics should focus on landscape fire management, adaptive landscape management, or related disciplines, conducted in the Western Balkans under mentorship from both academic institutions. The final thesis needs to be submitted by 31 July 2026.
Additionally, the grant provides up to 2,500 CHF for Bachelor theses and 3,500 CHF for Master theses, with an individual contract for the final thesis as the deliverable.
The public call opens on the 27th of January 2025, and applications must be submitted by the 3rd of March 2025.
Applications must be submitted by a pair of students collaborating on joint research via email to: info@lfmwb.net
For more information download the Guidelines for applications and templates.
If you have questions regarding the application process, contact Marija Sterjovska: marija.sterjovska@lfmwb.net
We look forward to receiving your applications and supporting impactful research that strengthens the region’s landscape resilience.