ITTO Fellowship Programme

ITTOoffers fellowships through the Freezailah Fellowship Fund to promotehuman resource development and to strengthen professional expertise inmember countries in tropical forestry and related disciplines. The goalis to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests, theefficient use and processing of tropical timber, and better economicinformation about the international trade in tropical timber.

Asof December 2003, the Programme, which began in 1989, has enabled morethan 750 young and mid-career people from over 30 countries working forgovernment, research institutions, civil society and the private sectorto pursue their professional development and improve their careerprospects. The total value of fellowships awarded to date amounts toover US$4 million; the Programme supports mainly short-term activities,such as participation in international conferences, training coursesand study tours, but also helps people to prepare manuals andmonographs and provides small grants for post-graduate study. Click on Resources to read articles written by ITTO fellows on their fellowship activities.

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. Click here for further information including eligibility, appraisal and selection criteria.