2023 ITTO Freezailah Fellowship Fund for Professionals in Tropical Forestry and Related Disciplines

Application Deadline: 1 September 2023.

ITTO offers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promote human resource development and to strengthen professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goal is to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, the efficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information about the international trade in tropical timber.

Program objective

To develop human resources and enhance professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry, tropical timber industries and related disciplines, with a view to promoting sustainable management of tropical forests, efficient utilization and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information on the international trade in tropical timber.

Eligible activities

1. Participation in international/regional conferences, short-term training courses, training internships at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and lecture/demonstration tours;
2. Technical document preparation, publication and dissemination, such as manuals, monographs and short videos/documentaries;
3. Small grants for post-graduate studies.
   
   ITTO gives preference to short-term activities.

Eligibility

1. Only nationals of ITTO Member countries are eligible to apply.
2. Awards are to be made to individuals not to institutions.
3. Previous ITTO Fellowship awardees are not eligible to apply for another ITTO Fellowship within two years of receiving the first award and submitting to the Secretariat a final report on the activity for which the award was made.

Award

• The maximum amount for a fellowship is US$10,000.
• ITTO Fellowships provides tuition/training/conference fees, transportation fees, daily subsistence allowance, book allowance and other allowances. Only a partial tuition fee or a small research grant can be provided for post-gradate studies. Approved Fellowships are non-transferable to other programmes or institutions.

Timeline:

• The deadline for receipt of applications is at 5pm (JST) on Friday 1 September 2023. 
• Fellowship activities should start later than 1 January 2024 and the results of the Selection Panel will be posted on ITTO website around 25 November 2023.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2023 ITTO Freezailah Fellowship Fund