International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) Fellowship Programme 2026 | up to $10,000

Grant

• 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 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.

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.

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).

Application

The deadline for receipt of applications is on 20 July (Monday) at 17:00 (Japan Standard Time, JST). Fellowship activities should start later than 1 January 2027 and the results of the Selection Panel will be posted on ITTO website around 25 November 2026 after the 62nd ITTC.

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