ICLD:s Fieldwork Grant är ett program för masterstudenter i Sverige. Syftet med programmet är att ge studenter en möjlighet att genomföra fältarbete i ett av ICLD:s samarbetsländer. Varje uppsats ska ha en stark koppling till lokal demokrati och bidra till att förstå hur lokal demokrati kan leda till hållbar utveckling och fattigdomsminskning. Studenter får söka upp till 20,000 SEK för att utföra fältarbetet i minst 5 veckor i ett av samarbetsländerna.
Ansökan är stängd men öppnar igen i september/oktober, 2022. Om du har frågor, kontakta robin.alnas@icld.se
Inspireras av tidigare stipendiater nedan. Du har även tillgång till tidigare uppsatser här.
ICLD considers applicants from within the framework of a social science, communication or humanities education at a Swedish university. A student who has been granted a Fieldwork Grant shall collect material for his or her master’s thesis at least five weeks on site in a low- or middle-income country. The field period shall be used for the collection and processing of data. The student must plan his/her field stay and, together with his/her thesis supervisor, contact a local supervisor and/or other necessary contacts abroad.
The thesis shall contribute to understanding how local democracy and good governance can contribute to achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction. In addition to the academic quality of the proposal, the project will be be assessed by the extent to which it shows relevance to the Sustainable Development Goals and to ICLD’s strategic areas: equity, participation, transparency and accountability.
Priority will be given to studies conducted in one of the following countries in which ICLD operates: Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Colombia, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Kosovo, Moldova, Mozambique, Namibia, North Macedonia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. However, students conducting research on local governments in other parts of the world are also welcome to apply.
Recipients are required to participate in a preparatory course, but we may allow for some flexibility due to the pandemic. The course deals with Swedish development cooperation, ICLD’s work in more detail, and information on travel and health issues, safety and country information. The course will also deal with expectations and conditions for the studies.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be an International Master’s student enrolled at a Swedish University. Swedish students who did not receive a Minor Field Studies grant from Sida may also apply.
- Must be traveling to conduct research supporting a thesis or final project.
- Be preparing to write your thesis in your thesis semester
Application instructions
Interested students submit a completed application via the online application form by October 31.
The application should include:
- Short but strong letter of motivation (maximum 1 page) in English to support the suggested activity and why it is essential for the applicant’s studies.
- Project Description (see Research Template)
- CV – Maximum 2 pages
Information for applicants
- Funds will be transferred to the recipient’s account within six weeks of award notification.
- Recipients must notify the ICLD Knowledge Centre if the trip must be postponed or cancelled.
- Recipients will write a travel story (max 1 A4 side) to be submitted to ICLD within three months of returning to Sweden. High resolution JPEG images which capture the essence of the project (the research problem, methods and findings) are also required. The travel story may also be in digital (video) format.
- The award recipient agrees to be involved in dissemination activities to inform other students about the ICLD Fieldwork Grant.
- Award details, including text and images from reporting may be used in ICLD publications and its communications channels.
- The award recipients may be asked to present their study at ICLD at a mutually convenient date.
- If the recipient does not conduct his/her study trip, the grant must be repaid in full to ICLD.
Data protection
Your information will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be used in connection with your application, and will not be shared with any other third parties. If successful, information about your project, including names of participants and affiliated organisations, will be published on our website, kept as part of ICLD’s archive, and may be used to promote ICLD’s Fieldwork Grant programme. Information about unsuccessful projects will be entered into ICLD’s archive.

Adelina Chandra
Degree: MSc Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science, Lund University, Sweden
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, Sweden
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, Sweden
Fieldwork location: Tanzania

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gilbert Mwale
Degree: Rural Development and Natural Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
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, Sweden
Fieldwork location: South Africa

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

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

Siri Ahlzén
Degree: Political Science, Uppsala University, Sweden
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, Sweden
Fieldwork location: Colombia

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