The Macedonian Ecological Society will award scholarships of up to €400 per month to secondary school graduates from Prespa who will enroll in university to study ecological, biological, forestry and agricultural sciences.
The scholarship programme is intended for secondary school students from the Prespa region and aims to address the local shortage of professionals in natural sciences related to nature conservation and environmental protection. In this way, future students will be able to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to actively contribute to strengthening local capacities for nature conservation in the Prespa region.
In addition to the financial support provided to selected students, the Macedonian Ecological Society will also include them in its mentorship programme, through which they will gain practical and field experience focused on the research and protection of species and habitats in Prespa.
More information about the scholarship programme, the application process, and the selection criteria can be obtained by interested high school students and their parents at the local office of the Macedonian Ecological Society in Resen, or via email at the following addresses: zaec@mes.org.mk and eftimovski@mes.org.mk. Interested candidates should express their interest by filling out the attached form (available HERE) and sending it to the above-mentioned email addresses, or delivering it to the office of the Macedonian Ecological Society in Resen.
This scholarship programme is implemented within the “Prespa Green & Blue Initiative: Empowering Conservation through Research, Education and Communication” project, funded by the European Union, under the programme “EU for Prespa”, and co-funded by the Prespa-Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT). Project implementation partners are the Macedonian Ecological Society, the Municipality of Resen, Galichica National Park, the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP) from the Republic of Greece, and the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA) from the Republic of Albania. The implementation of project activities is supported by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of North Macedonia and Pelister National Park.
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