ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organization) is offering its Fellowship Programme through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund for the promotion of human resource development and strengthening of professional expertise in tropical forestry and related disciplines in member countries.
The goal of the programme 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 grant is US$10,000. Only nationals of ITTO member countries are eligible to apply, and fellowships are awarded mainly to nationals of developing member countries. These countries are:
Producing
Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, 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
Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, European Union, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United States of America
The deadline for submission of applications is 25 March 2011 for fellowship activities beginning in September 2011. For more information, visit this link.
