I am not a national of an ITTO member country. Can I apply for the ITTO Fellowship Programme?
No, only nationals of ITTO member countries can apply for this Programme. For additional criteria,
please see the ‘Fellowship Information Note’ and the ‘General Instructions for Application’. A list ofITTO member countries can be found here. http://www.itto.int/itto_members/
I tried to apply online but could not find my country in the drop-down menu. What should I do?
If your country is not in the drop-down menu it is not an ITTO member country and you are ineligibleto apply for an ITTO Fellowship.
I am a national of an ITTO member country and meet all the criteria. How do I apply for an ITTOFellowship?
All applications must be submitted through the ITTO online application system available at
http://www.itto.int/feature20/
I tried to apply online and clicked the apply button but it seems I have a problem of accessing theapplication.
The likely reason is that the online application is currently closed. The online application will beopened approximately two months before the next deadline. Please try again once the ITTO website
indicates that the application process has been launched.
I am applying for an ITTO Fellowship but am unable to attach the requested files. May I send the files
by email?
If you encounter technical difficulties in your online application, please check whether your computer,or your internet access, is the source of the problem, and please try again on another computer or ina different internet environment. If the problem persists, please inform the ITTO Fellowship
Coordinator at fellow-application@itto.int
I was unable to apply for an ITTO Fellowship before the deadline because of a lack of internet access.
May I apply by email?
Applicants who inform the ITTO Fellowship Coordinator (fellow-application@itto.int) at least one
week before the application deadline that they have difficulties with internet access will be sent theapplication form by email and may submit the completed form, and attachments, by the same means.
I was previously awarded an ITTO Fellowship. May I apply again?
Previous ITTO Fellowship awardees are eligible to apply for another ITTO Fellowship not less than twoyears after receiving the previous award and after submitting to the ITTO Secretariat a satisfactoryfinal report on the activity for which the previous award was made.
I could not apply for an ITTO Fellowship before the deadline. Is there a grace period after thedeadline?
There is no grace period after the deadline. The application system on our website will automaticallyclose after the deadline. If you have missed the deadline, you will have to wait until the next cycle.

Will ITTO advise me on which short courses, internship programmes or training courses I should
undertake in my Fellowship?
ITTO does not provide advice on specific Fellowship activities. Please refer to the on ITTO’s priority
areas for Fellowship awards.
May I apply without recommendation letters?
No. The submission of two recommendation letters is mandatory with all ITTO Fellowship
applications.
The application form requests evidence of costs to be incurred in the ITTO Fellowship activity. I have
not yet incurred those costs and therefore do not have receipts, so can I provide other evidence ofthe likely costs?
Yes, you may upload invoices or webpage screenshots showing planned itineraries and prices.
How will I know whether my ITTO Fellowship application has been successful?
Successful awardees will be contacted directly by the ITTO Secretariat, and the list of awardees will
be posted on the ITTO website and published in the ITTO Tropical Forest Update. Unsuccessful
awardees will not be notified. Please see the timeline for the ITTO Fellowship selection procedure forthe date on which successful Fellowship applicants will be announced.