Fellowships awarded

Twenty fellowships were awarded by the International Tropical Organization at the 61^st Session of International Tropical Timber Council. The newest group of fellows represents 11 different member countries, of which half are female fellows.  The total amount of the fellowships was US$136,760.82.

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.

2025 Cycle Fellowship awardees:

Mr. Antonius Sugianto (Indonesia) (001_25A) -- Intensive Training Course on Wood Finishing and Furniture Restoration at Melbourne School of Fine Woodworking, University of Melbourne, Australia

Mr. Oscar Gaitan Peñalva (Panama) (003_25A) -- Master's Program in Watershed Management, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), Turrialba Cartago Province, Costa Rica

Ms. Fitta Setiajiati (Indonesia) (006_25A) -- PhD Research on Effectiveness of Voluntary Incentive Programs in Java's Community-Based Forest Management, Indonesia

Mr. Muhammad Daulay (Indonesia) (011_25A) -- PhD Program in Forestry Science, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Mr. Koffi Amekpo Ségnika (Togo) (016_25A) -- PhD Research entitled “Endogenous Knowledge and Diversity of Tree Species Used in Crafts in the Forest Zone (Ecological Zone IV) of Togo: Implications for the Restoration of Natural Ecosystems”, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Lomé, Togo

Mr. Ahamide Dègninou Yélognissè Innocent (Benin) (019_25A) -- Postdoctoral Study/Research in Botany and Plant Ecology, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Ms. Karol Durand Vera (Peru) (023_25A) -- Master's Program in Conservation and Management of Tropical Forests and Biodiversity, Tropical Agricultural Research and High Education Centre (CATIE), Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica

Ms. Chavira-Ríos Sonia (Mexico) (024_25A) -- Master’s Program in Sustainable Forest Development, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua/Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (UACH), Delicias, Mexico

Ms. Monica Konjengbam (India) (030_25A) -- Study Tour: Forest Governance in Conflict-Affected Landscapes: A Short-Term Learning Visit to the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK

Mr. Javier Valdivia Navarro (Mexico) (034_25A) -- Short Training Course includes two integrated components: 1) Completion of the “Project Manager Professional Certification Program” delivered by Tecnológico de Monterrey, and 2) Preparation for and completion of the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI), Monterrey, Mexico.

Mr. Cristhiam Aizprua Rios (Panama) (037_25A) -- Short Training in Dendrochronology at the Tropical Wood Anatomy Laboratory, National University of Loja, Ecuador. 

Ms. Jennia Monrroy (Panama) (042_25A) -- Short Training Course: Bamboo U 11-Day Build & Design Course organized by Bamboo U, Badung, Bali, Indonesia (July 3 -14, 2026)

Ms. Guadalupe Olvera Licona (Mexico) (046_25A) -- Short Training Internship on Procedures for the Anatomical Identification of Tropical Woods at the Anatomy Laboratory of the National Agrarian University of La Molina, Lima, Peru

Ms. Corina Erika Navarrete Macedo (Peru) (053_25A) -- Online Diploma Program in Artificial Intelligence in Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Mr. Soloum Clement Teteli (Benin) (055_25A) -- Short Training Internship on Mycorrhizae Culture and Production of Inoculum for isoberlinia doka and pterocarpus erinaceus to Strengthen Their Restoration Strategy at National Laboratory for Research on Plant Production (LNRPV), Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research (ISRA), Senegal

Ms. Brittany Hogben (Australia) (057_25A) -- PhD in Biological Sciences, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

Ms. Rathna Venkatesh (India) (067_25A) -- Short Training Course: Advanced In-Situ Assessment and Conservation of Wooden Structures, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Mr. Kone Abdoulaye (Côte d'Ivoire) (073_25A) -- Feasibility Study for the Conservation, Reforestation, and Natural Restoration of Mangroves in the Port Gautier Classified Forest, Côte d'Ivoire, Doctoral School of Biology, Environment, and Health, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Mr. Doan Tuan Minh Thanh (Viet Nam) (077_25A) -- PhD Program in Forest Resources Management, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi, Vietnam

Ms. Nweni Naing (Myanmar) (078_25A) -- Field Research in Myanmar for the Master’s Program on Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand