ICLD’s Fieldwork Grant is a programme for master’s students in Sweden. The aim of the programme is to provide an opportunity for students to conduct fieldwork in one of ICLD’s countries of cooperation. The thesis topic must have a strong connection to local democracy. Students may apply for a maximum of 22,000 SEK to conduct fieldwork for at least 5 weeks in a country where ICLD works.
Applications for fieldwork 2024 is open. Check the fieldwork grant guidelines, download and complete the project description, and apply via the link below. Deadline October 23rd.
Get inspired by previous awardees below. Access all previous theses here.

Michael Fubu Ngubu
Degree: MSc Development Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Zambia
Title: It Takes Two to Tango: Perceptions and motivations towards campaign clientelism in Zambia

Nora Mårtensson
Degree: MSc International Administration and Global Governance, University of Gothenburg
Fieldwork location: South Africa

Michal Piatkowski
Degree: MSc Development Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Tanzania

Carina Martens and Sophie Berstermann
Degree: MSc International Development and Management, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Namibia

Jamila Gysin
Degree: MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Kosovo

Sahana Subramanian
Degree: MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: India

Elin Johansson
Degree: MSc International Development and Management, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Tanzania

Kinga Psiuk
Degree: MSc Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development, Stockholm University
Fieldwork location: South Africa
Title: People and Baboons in Cape Town: Rethinking Interactions with Wildlife in Urban Areas

Maricruz Bravo Gallegos
Degree: MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Costa Rica

Douglas Mbokoma
Degree: MSc Development Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Zambia

Louise Gripenberg
Degree: MSc International Development and Management, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Kenya

Lisa Pier
Degree: MSc Human Ecology: Culture, Power and Sustainability, Lund University
Fieldwork location: South Africa

Rosemond Mbii
Degree: MSc Development Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Ghana

Karina Squiassi
Degree: MSc Human Rights Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Mozambique
Title: The Meaning of Gender Issues as Narrated and Negotiated by Activists in Mozambique

Rosa Isela González Mondragón
Degree: MSc Social Studies of Gender, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Mexico

Adelina Chandra
Degree: MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Indonesia
Title: To grip or to slip: smallholder inclusion in sustainable palm oil certifications in Riau, Indonesia

Stipo Mihaljević
Degree: MSc Political Science, Umeå University
Fieldwork location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Title: Breaking the walls: the first Pride March in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Laura Fløytrup
Degree: MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Tanzania

Oscar Lwiindi
Degree: MSc Welfare Policies and Management, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Zambia

Andrew Tembo
Degree: MSc Development Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Zambia

Idriss Koromah
Degree: MSc Rural Development and Natural Resources Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Fieldwork location: Sierra Leone

Ishmael Kwarteng
Degree: MSc Human Geography, Stockholm University
Fieldwork location: Ghana

Keith Nyende
Degree: MA Peace and Development Work, Linnaeus University
Fieldwork location: Uganda

Alina Breceda Martos
Degree: Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Mexico

Monicah Tshabatau
Degree: Sustainable Development, Uppsala University
Fieldwork location: Botswana

Gilbert Mwale
Degree: Rural Development and Natural Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Fieldwork location: Zambia
Title: Elite control over decision-making processes and conditions that make them responsive to the public

Maria Gomez Fonseca
Degree: Development Studies, Lund University
Fieldwork location: South Africa

Mukuka Mulenga
Degree: Sustainable Development, Uppsala University
Fieldwork location: Zambia

Tendai Madzaramba
Degree: Water Resources Engineering, Lund University
Fieldwork location: South Africa
Title: Onsite greywater treatment for reuse at Zandspruit informal settlement in Johannesburg

Siri Ahlzén
Degree: Political Science, Uppsala University
Fieldwork location: Zambia
Title: Understanding corruption through social norms – a case study of local government in Lusaka

Laura Betancur Alarcón
Degree: Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University
Fieldwork location: Colombia

Jonathan Wirths
Degree: International Development and Management, Lund University
Fieldwork location: India
Title: Opportunities for Sustainable Water Governance in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India