{"id":7585,"date":"2026-06-06T00:57:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7585"},"modified":"2026-06-08T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:03:29","slug":"international-tropical-timber-organisation-itto-fellowship-programme-2026-up-to-10000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=7585","title":{"rendered":"International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)\u00a0Fellowship Programme 2026 (up to $10,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-175377\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: July 31, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are invited for the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)\u00a0Fellowship Programme 2026. 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.<\/p>\n<p>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. As of December 2021, the Programme, which began in 1989, has enabled more than 1400 young and mid-career people from over 49 countries working for government, universities, research institution, civil society and the private sector to pursue their professional development and improve their career prospects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The maximum amount for a fellowship is\u00a0US$10,000.<\/li>\n<li>ITTO Fellowships provides tuition\/training\/conference fees, transportation fees, daily subsistence allowance, book allowance and other allowances.<\/li>\n<li>For postgraduate studies, only a partial tuition fee or a small research grant can be provided. Approved Fellowships are non-transferable to other programmes or institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only nationals of\u00a0ITTO Member countries\u00a0are eligible to apply.<\/li>\n<li>Awards are to be made to individuals not to institutions.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fellowship applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria (in no priority order):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consistency of the proposed activity with the Programme\u2019s objective and priority areas;<\/li>\n<li>Qualifications of the applicant to undertake the proposed Fellowship activity;<\/li>\n<li>The potential of the skills and knowledge acquired or advanced under the Fellowship activity to lead to wider applications and benefits nationally and internationally;<\/li>\n<li>Reasonableness of costs in relation to the proposed Fellowship activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional consideration will be given to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geographic and gender balance;<\/li>\n<li>Balance among the ITTO priority areas;<\/li>\n<li>Competency in the language in which the training will be given, where applicable (eg courses, conferences, study tours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The deadline for receipt of applications is on\u00a020\u00a0July\u00a0(Monday) at 17:00 (Japan Standard Time, JST).\u00a0Fellowship activities should start\u00a0later than 1 January 2027\u00a0and the results of the Selection Panel will be posted on ITTO website around\u00a025\u00a0November 2026\u00a0after the 62nd ITTC.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itto.int\/fellowship\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itto.int\/fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITTO\u00a0Fellowship<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: July 31, 2026 Applications are invited for the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)\u00a0Fellowship Programme 2026. 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