When can I apply and when do
applications for Fellowships and Skill Development Grants close?
2024 Applications are open from Monday 5th August to midnight on Wednesday 16th October. Late applications will not be accepted.
When can I take up my Fellowship or Skill
Development Grant and for how long?
Fellowships and Skill Development grants
are traditionally taken up not later than the year following the close of
applications and are usually for an intense period of 3 to 6 weeks or more in the case of a Fellowship project. Longer
periods can be undertaken, but normally this requires co-funding and/or
additional backing of the Fellow’s employer.
Can I put in a late application?
Late applications are usually not
able to be accepted for consideration. However, in certain circumstances the
Trust may be able to accommodate a special circumstances request.
Can I use my Fellowship or Skill Development Grant to help gain a tertiary education qualification?
Fellowships and Skill Development grants
are available to people currently employed in the Australian forest and forest
products industries, including the associated institutes, and are not available
to full time students. Students may be eligible to apply for a Gottstein Trust
scholarship.
Can I apply from overseas?
Applicants must currently be employed
in the Australian forest and forest products industries and so grants are not
available to overseas applicants.
How much are Skill Development Grants
and Fellowships worth?
There is no set amount of money provided. A budget must be submitted with the application. As a guide the grant will generally cover airfares and land transport, a modest living allowance if the applicant has no salary or wages available while undertaking their study tour, and any course or conference fees approved.
Will you tell me where to go and what
to do to complete my Fellowship or Skill Development Grant project?
Where you go and what you do is your
responsibility – the project and itinerary must be completed on the application
form prior to submission. The Trustees may suggest modifications to your
proposal prior to approval. Once approved you are committed to that program of
activities under a signed contract. In the extremely rare case of an individual
failing to honour the mutually agreed project commitments – the individual is
required to return all monies received by them from the Trust Fund.
Is there an age limit for applicants?
There is no age limit for the
Gottstein Fellowships and Skill Development Grants, although they are generally
most suited to applicants in the earlier or mid-stages of their careers.
Do I need a firm commitment from
people I wish to visit?
Not on initial application, but that is
required to be organised and finalised before signing of contracts for the
grant monies.