Applications are invited for ITTO Fellowship Programme
available for international students from ITTO Member
countries in the field of tropical forestry, tropical timber industries
and related disciplines. Fellowship programme is available for participation in
international/regional conferences, short-term training courses, training internships
at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and
lecture/demonstration tours and postgraduate studies. The maximum
amount for a fellowship is US$10,000. Approved Fellowships are
non-transferable to other programmes or institutions. The application
deadline is 21 August 2015.
Study Subject (s): Fellowship is awarded in the
field of tropical forestry, tropical timber industries and related
disciplines.
Course Level: Fellowship is available for participation in international/regional conferences, short-term training courses, training internships at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and lecture/demonstration tours and postgraduate studies.
Scholarship Provider: International Tropical Timber Organization
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan
Course Level: Fellowship is available for participation in international/regional conferences, short-term training courses, training internships at industries, research and educational institutions, study tours, and lecture/demonstration tours and postgraduate studies.
Scholarship Provider: International Tropical Timber Organization
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan
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.
-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.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Only
nationals of ITTO member countries (Africa: Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Côte
D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Mali,
Mozambique and Togo; Asia & Pacific: Cambodia, Fiji, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam; Latin
America: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana,
Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago; Consuming: Albania,
Australia, China, European Union, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand,
Norway, Republic of Korea, Switzerland and United States of America) are
eligible to apply.
Scholarship Description: 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. To develop human resources and enhance
professional expertise in member countries in tropical forestry, tropical
timber industries and related disciplines, with a view to promoting sustainable
management of tropical forests, efficient utilization and processing of
tropical timber, and better economic information on the international trade in
tropical timber.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? 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.
Selection Criteria: 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.
-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.
Notification: Results of the Selection Panel will be
posted on http://www.itto.int by the end of November 2015.
Online Application: Applications must be
submitted online. On-line Application is available in English, French, and
Spanish (the official languages of ITTO) at www.itto.int/feature20/.
Please read carefully the information and general instructions contained in
this note before submitting your application.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application
deadline is 21 August 2015.
Read more: ITTO Fellowship Programme in Tropical Forestry in Japan Scholarship Positions 2015 2016
http://scholarship-positions.com
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