The Summer School consists of one week of intensive lectures by our faculty, followed by one week of practical experience in a faculty’s laboratory.

The School welcomes applications from researchers and junior faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students with a Master’s degree or with at least two years of training in a graduate program (if directly pursuing Ph.D.). The course is ideal for meeting faculty, obtain hands-on experience in a laboratory, and experience life at Osaka University and Osaka itself. All participating foreign students will receive round-trip airfare from a major international airport in their country to Osaka University and a reasonable stipend to cover expenses during their stay. Accommodations will be provided at a nearby off-campus facility.

Applicants must submit a completed application form and supporting materials as indicated below by the deadline. Selection results will be notified shortly after the deadline.

For further information please visit the invitation page.

• [Japan] Asian Youth Fellowship 2007
• [Austria] IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2008
• [Japan] Post doctoral Opportunity in Continuous Optimization at Tokyo Institute of Technology
• [Norway] The International Summer School (ISS), University of Oslo
• [Japan] The Matsumae International Foundation Fellowships 2008

As of December 2006, the Programme, which began in 1989, has enabled more than 900 young and mid-career people from over 40 countries working for government, research institutions, civil society and the private sector to pursue their professional development and improve their career prospects.

The total value of fellowships awarded to date amounts to about US$5.2 million; the Programme supports mainly short-term activities, such as participation in international conferences, training courses and study tours, but also helps people to prepare manuals and monographs and provides small grants for post-graduate study. Click on Resources to read articles written by ITTO fellows on their fellowship activities.

The maximum amount for a fellowship grant is US$10,000. Only nationals of ITTO member countries are eligible to apply, and fellowships are awarded mainly to nationals of developing member countries. Click here for further information including eligibility, appraisal and selection criteria.

Upcoming deadlines

• Deadlines for receipt of the completed application are:8 March 2007 for the 42nd session of the ITTC (8–12 May 2007)
• 5 September 2007 for the 43rd session of the ITTC (5–10 November 2007)

Applicants are advised that fellowship activities should begin no sooner than 1 August 2007 for the March deadline and 1 January 2008 for the September deadline.

Contact:
International Tropical Timber Organization
International Organizations Center, 5th Floor
Pacifico-Yokohama 1-1-1, Minato-Mirai,
Nishi-ku, Yokohama, 220-0012 Japan
Tel: +81-45-223-1110
Fax: +81-45-223-1111
Email : itto@itto.or.jp
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• [Japan] Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Cell Biology, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
• [USA] 2008 East-West Center Fellowships and Scholarships