The following projects have been selected for funding (please click on the country's name for details):

Among others, the following projects are with participation of...

Albania:

• Status, ecology and land tenure system of the critically endangered Balkan lynx Lynx lynx martinoi in Macedonia and Albania
• Strengthening research capacity and knowledge transfer in Integrated Pest Management at different institutional levels to improve sustainable agriculture in Albania
• Markets for executives and nonexecutives in Western and Eastern Europe

Bosnia-Herzegovina:

• Tight junction signalling in the adaptation of the insulinproducing beta cells
• Development of novel C-5 fluoroalkyl N-acyclic pyrimidine nucleoside analogs as PET tracers for in situ monitoring of gene and cell-based therapies using HSV1-TK as a reporter gene
• Ethnic Quotas and Representation of Minorities in Local Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia:

• Chestnut blight research in the Balkans and Georgia: population studies and biological control methods
• Development of novel C-5 fluoroalkyl N-acyclic pyrimidine nucleoside analogs as PET tracers for in situ monitoring of gene and cell-based therapies using HSV1-TK as a reporter gene
• Establishing and developing of an ecotoxicology platform in Serbia and Croatia: a focus on zebrafish (Danio rerio)

The FYR of Macedonia:

• Chestnut blight research in the Balkans and Georgia: population studies and biological control methods
• Status, ecology and land tenure system of the critically endangered Balkan lynx Lynx lynx martinoi in Macedonia and Albania
• Uroepithelial tumors in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy - specific and common molecular pathways
• Metal transport and ore deposition: The geology, geochemistry and geodynamic setting of mineral resources in Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria

Serbia:

• Modern optics and spectroscopy: from research to education
• Uroepithelial tumors in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy - specific and common molecular pathways
• Alkaline and alkaline-earth alumosilicate materials as perspective ceramic materials for industrial applications
• Decision Procedures: from Formalizations to Applications

Source and further information: http://www.snf.ch/E/international/europe/scopes/Pages/currentprojects.aspx, as accessed on December 16, 2009.