International Tropical Timber Organization: Freezailah Fellowship Fund to Promote Human Resource Development

Deadline: 15 August 2016

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is offering 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.

Priority Areas

Promote good governance and enabling policy frameworks for strengthening SFM and related trade, and enhancing SFM financing and investment;
Increase the contribution of tropical forests to national and local economies, including through international trade;
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber producing forests;
Reduce tropical deforestation and forest degradation and enhance the provision of environmental services;
Improve the quality and availability of information on tropical forests, forest product markets and trade; and
Build and develop human resource capacity to implement SFM and increase trade in forest goods and services from sustainably managed forests.

Award Information

The maximum amount for a fellowship is US$10,000.

Benefits

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 Fellowships 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.

Eligibility Criteria