Application Deadline: 2 September 2024
Applications are now open for the ITTO Freezailah Fellowship Fund. 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.
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, aligned to the International Tropical Timber Organization’s (ITTO) Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2022-2026, climate change mitigation and adaptation, the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030.
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
a. Participation in international/regional conferences, short term training courses, training internships at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and lecture/demonstration tours;
b. Technical document preparation, publication and dissemination, such as manuals, monographs and short videos/documentaries;
c. Small grants for post graduate studies. ITTO gives preference to short-term activities.
AWARD
The maximum amount for a fellowship award is US$10,000. The ITTO Fellowship Award provides tuition/training/conference fees, transportation fees, daily subsistence allowance, book allowance and other allowances. For post-graduate studies, only a partial tuition fee or a small research grant can be provided. Approved Fellowship Awards are non-transferable to other programmes or institutions.
ELIGIBILITY
a. Only nationals of ITTO Member countries are eligible to apply.
b. Awards are to be made to individuals not to institutions.
c. Previous ITTO Fellowship awardees are not eligible to apply for an ITTO Fellowship, within two years of receiving an award and submitting to the Secretariat a final report on the activity for which the award was made.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the ITTO Freezailah Fellowship Fund
