Deadline- 24 August 2012
Countries/Region- Africa: Benin,Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire Democratic, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Togo. Asia & Pacific: Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vanuatu. Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela. Consuming: Albania, Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, European Union, Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg,Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and United States of America.
International Tropical Timber Organization(ITTO) seeking applications for Fellowship Programme for citizens of ITTO member countries in Tropical forestry and related disciplines, Japan.
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.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.
Eligibility–
- Only nationals of ITTO Member countries are eligible to apply
- Awards are to be made to individuals not to institutions
- 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.
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