Garthwaite Travel Bursaries

The Trustees of Woodland Heritage invite applications for travel bursaries to study an aspect of forestry or wood processing outside the UK.

Eligibility
Applicants must either be forestry practitioner in the UK, or intending to become so after completing a forestry education. Preference will be given to those whose interests are in the production of high quality timber. Applications for support on compulsory tours (e.g. as part of a University group) will not be considered, nor will retrospective applications.

Applications
Should be sent to Lewis Scott and should contain details of the proposed travel including costs and a brief (1 page maximum) CV. Applicants should also ask on indepentant referee to write seperately and in confidence to Lewis Scott in support of their application.

Successful applicants will be expected to produce a short article/report with photographs on their travel for publication in the Woodland Heritage Journal.

Garthwaite Travel Bursaries

• Austria - CCFG Study Tour 2003
• CCFG Study Tour to Holland
• Continuous cover forestry in western Switzerland by Sharon Rodhouse
• Continuous Cover Forestry Tour to North-Western Germany
• Denmark - Pro Silva & Nat-man Conference 2004
• Denmark Study Tour - June 2005
• Eastern Canada Tour
• Greece - Hardwood Timber Project
• Italy - Walnut Conference
• Study Report from Finland by Colin Milburn
• USA - Ben Orford's Trip to the Hupa Indians
• USA - Conifer Conference