ITTO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

ITTO provides fellowships for students to develop human resources and enhance expertise in member countries in tropical forestry, tropical timber industries and related disciplines, promoting sustainable management of tropical forests, efficient utilizing and processing of tropical timber.

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) provides fellowships through the ITTO Fellowship Programme for students to develop human resources and enhance expertise in member countries in tropical forestry, tropical timber industries and related disciplines, promoting sustainable management of tropical forests, efficient utilizing and processing of tropical timber, and better economic information on the international trade in tropical timber. Only nationals of ITTO Member countries are eligible to apply.

LEVEL OF STUDY:

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

SCHOLARSHIP VALUE:

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. For post-gradate studies, only a partial tuition fee or a small research grant can be provided. Approved Fellowships are non-transferable to other programmes or institutions.

Fellowship applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria (in no priority order):

• Consistency of the proposed activity with the Programme's objective and priority areas;
• Qualifications of the applicant to undertake the proposed Fellowship activity;
• The potential of the skills and knowledge acquired or advanced under the Fellowship activity to lead to wider applications and benefits nationally and internationally;
• Reasonableness of costs in relation to the proposed Fellowship activity.

Additional consideration will be given to:

• Geographic and gender balance;
• Balance among the ITTO priority areas;
• Competency in the language in which the training will be given, where applicable (eg courses, conferences, study tours). The ITTO Fellowships are awarded mainly to nationals of developing countries. However, ITTO may award Fellowships to nationals of consumer developed countries when: (a) the activities for which the awards are made are carried out in Producer Member countries and the activities tend to benefit Producer Member countries; and/or (b) there is evidence of technology transfer for activities to be carried out in developed countries.