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Forest Institute Intern Travel Assistance
The
Trust will support the travel expenses of a single candidate each
year to attend the World Forest Institute (WFI) based in Portland,
Oregon, USA. Should more than one candidate be interested in any
one year a competitive selection process will be undertaken to select
the successful candidate.
The WFI Fellowship
Program is aimed at developing the contacts and skills necessary
to advance the professional careers of its participants. It does
this by bringing together Fellows from a number of countries in
a worldwide information exchange program.
The successful
candidate is provided with a return airfare to the USA, and other
establishment funding. The experienced
scientists
from the World Forest Institute in Portland will then guide the
Fellow, assisting them to conduct their research projects and write
their reports.
WFI Intern Travel Assistance Application Process
Requirements
Proposals are welcome from any area of the forest industries and
candidates are selected based on the relevance of the project as
well as their previous experience and commitment to the industry.
To be eligible
for a WFI Fellowship applicants must fulfil the following requirements:
1. Be an Australian permanent
resident;
2. Be proficient in the English
language;
3. Have a Bachelor's degree
in forestry or forest products or its equivalent and preferably
two years' post-graduate experience.
Application
Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to the fields of forestry
or the forest products industry through academic and professional
achievements and career goals. They should also be excellent communicators
with the ability to write clear reports.
Applicants
should provide the following papers to apply for WFI Intern Travel
Assistance:
1. Covering letter demonstrating
abilities and commitment to the industry and an outline of the project
the applicant intends to conduct;
2. Curriculum vitae.
All applications
should be posted to:
The Secretary
J.W. Gottstein Memorial Trust Fund
Private Bag 10
Clayton South
Victoria 3169
Closing
Date
Applications for WFI Intern Travel Assistance are processed a year
in advance, to give time for fellows to prepare for the overseas
travel. Generally applications for the travel assistance are expected
in June of the year preceding the intern year at WFI.
Further information
can be obtained by contacting:
The Secretary
J.W. Gottstein Memorial Trust Fund
Phone: (03) 9545 2209
Fax: (03) 9545 2139
E-mail: secretary@gottsteintrust.org
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