The ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program is a joint partnership set up between ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS) to create new kidney transplant centers and develop existing kidney transplant programs in emerging economies.
You can apply to enter the program for the first time or request an upgrade to the next level.
Any two transplant centers can form a partnership if at least one center is from a low-resource country (low, lower-middle or upper-middle income country as per World Bank List of Economies) and the centers are chaired/run by an ISN or a TTS member. They need to submit a detailed action and budget plan, and a clear description of how the collaboration will develop the services of the emerging center and positively reflect the supporting center.
New sister pairs apply to enter the program at level C and typically stay two consecutive years at the same level. At each level, centers must submit progress reports stating their accomplishments in order to progress within the different stages of the program. They will be assessed at each change of level to establish whether they are eligible to acquire more support and benefits. Graduated centers can apply for the Trio Program, encouraging them to support a third emerging center within their region. Honorary C/B Levels are assigned to centers which have failed to upgrade from level C/B to B/A. Honorary sister pairs have one extra chance to apply for an upgrade.
BEFORE YOU APPLY, READ THE STC GUIDELINES CAREFULLY
Download detailed ISN-TTS STC Program Guidelines.
If you satisfy all the criteria, you can register and create your application.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
October 15 each year
HOW TO APPLY
If you already have an account on our application platform, please log-in using the button "Log-in" on the top of the page.
If you do not have an account on our application platform, please create one by clicking on "Register" on the top of the page.
If you do not remember your password, please click on "Log-in", choose "Forget your password" and follow the instructions to recover your password.
Click "Apply" and start filling out your application. You can save the progress you have made on your application and complete it at a later time.
CONTACT
For questions about the ISN-TTS STC Program, please contact: stc@theisn.org
SISTER TRANSPLANT CENTERS PROGRAM COMMITTEE
ISN Co-Chair: Chih-Wei Yang, Taiwan
TTS Co-Chair: Maria Cristina Ribeiro de Castro, Brazil
Members:
Rukshana Shroff, UK
Peter Kerr, Australia
Robert Freercks, South Africa
Curie Ahn, South Korea