Programme overview
- Three month paid international work placement (March-May 2025)
- Bursary of £3,000 or equivalent in currency (bursary total subject to change based on currency conversion rates)
- Gain valuable international forestry work experience
The Award programme
This award recognises young professionals actively engaged in forestry or natural resource management and have demonstrated a passion for the environment and a desire to solve complex problems. One to two winners from each of the participating countries (Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia), will take part in an international knowledge exchange programme during 2025.
Participants will take part in a three-month paid international work placement (March-May 2025) in one of the participating partner countries, which will offer a broad range of interdisciplinary forestry experience in policy, planning and fieldwork. This could include: aiding in harvest prescriptions, high value conservation area determination, harvest block and road layout, silviculture-related data collection, modelling and analysis, science and research support, urban forestry management, tree planting and nursery husbandry, or gaining a better understanding of how forestry NGOs and government work. This programme connects future forestry leaders with all the resources required for success—providing unique experiences and opportunities, and empowering participants, while significantly contributing to employers and host countries alike.
Award winners will receive a bursary of £3,000 in total. Participants will cover their own expenses, including flights, accommodation, local transportation, food, VISAs, insurance and incidentals.
In addition, participants will be asked to maintain a blog during the exchange and produce an article after the programme finishes (additional information on the requirements for maintaining a blog will be provided to successful Award recipients). Recipients may be asked to participate in an alumni online event.
Eligibility requirements (for UK applicants)
- A United Kingdom citizen age 30 or under at the time of the exchange due to VISA requirements
- Early career professional (from the point of graduation to five years on). Must have a degree or qualification in forestry or a related natural resource management subject
- A member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
One UK-based applicant will be selected for the 2024-2025 Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme.
One international applicant (from Canada, New Zealand, or Australia) will be accepted in the UK for the 2024-2025 Young Professional Foresters’ Exchange Programme. The UK host employer for the paid three-month international work placement will be confirmed in due course.
Ready to apply?
Click here to download the UK Application Information & Form 2024-2025.
Note: If you are applying from the United Kingdom, New Zealand or Australia, please visit our partner organisations below for specific eligibility requirements:
- Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (Canada) – selecting one applicant from Canada and offering one international work placement
- New Zealand Institute of Forestry (New Zealand)
- Forestry Australia (Australia) – selecting two applicants from Australia and offering two international work placements
Deadline for applications is 11:59pm British Summer Time on 30 September 2024
For more information, please contact Jo Fox-Evans at jo.foxevans@charteredforesters.org.
