IISVCA Congress Scientific Award
The award aims to help cover the cost of travel and accommodation during the meeting. Recipients must attend the meeting in order to receive the award. If an awardee is selected for a scientific award but does not attend the meeting, the monies of the award will be forfeited.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a scientific award, an individual must:
- Submit at least one abstract as a presenting author.
- Be a trainee, AHP or resident of an emerging economy country. As such, must be within two (2) years of completion of their training and/or fellowship, or provide proof of residency.
- Be a member of ISVCA. If an applicant is not a member of ISVCA, a membership application must be completed and accepted in order for the award application to be reviewed and considered. The membership application must be initiated prior to the Congress abstract submission closure date.
- A supporting letter must be submitted as a part of the award application. This letter must be signed by the applicant's Training Program Director to verify the applicant's status as a trainee/young investigator. Authors will not be considered for an award if the required letter is not sent. The applicant MUST be the presenting author. No exceptions will be made.
- Attend the designated award presentation session scheduled during the Congress to receive the award.
Process for bestowing the award
- Awardees will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants based upon the abstract's degree of excellence (top score), as determined by the Congress Scientific Program Committee.
- Awards may not exceed a maximum amount of $1,000 USD per awardee. A maximum of five (5) awards will be provided.
- Final selection of recipients will be approved by ISVCA.
IITTS ISVCA Congress Scientific Award
The TTS ISVCA Congress Scientific Awards are designed to help offset expenses incurred to attend the ISVCA 2027 Congress in person and awarded based on the scientific merit of applicants.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a scientific award, an individual must:
- Submit at least one abstract as a presenting author.
- Be a trainee, AHP or resident of an emerging economy country. As such, must be within two (2) years of completion of their training and/or fellowship, or provide proof of residency.
- Be a member of TTS. If an applicant is not a member of The Transplantation Society, a membership application must be completed on the TTS website, https://tts.org/member-area/member and accepted in order for the award application to be reviewed and considered. The membership application must be initiated prior to the Congress abstract submission closure date.
- A supporting letter must be submitted as a part of the travel award application. This letter must be signed by the applicant's Training Program Director to verify the applicant's status as a trainee/young investigator. Authors will not be considered for an award if the required letter is not sent. The applicant MUST be the presenting author. No exceptions will be made.
- Attend in-person the designated award presentation session scheduled during the Congress to receive the award.
Process for bestowing the award
- Awardees will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants based upon the abstract's degree of excellence (top score), as determined by the Section Congress Scientific Program Committee.
- Every effort will be made by TTS to award at least one scientific award to an applicant from each of the six TTS geographic regions (if applicable). The geographic regions are North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East & Africa and Oceania.
- Awards may not exceed a maximum amount of $1,000 USD per awardee. A maximum of five (5) awards will be provided per Congress.
- Final selection of recipients will be approved by TTS.
IIIHow to apply
Applications are made as part of your abstract submission. On the submission form, tick the award option and complete the award section, indicating which award you are applying for and uploading the required supporting letter.
- The application deadline is November 30, 2026, the same as the abstract submission deadline.
- The applicant must be the presenting author of the abstract.
- Society membership must be initiated prior to the Congress abstract submission closure date.
- Applications without the required supporting letter will not be considered.
More specific application details for both ISVCA and TTS awards will be published shortly. For any question, contact program@isvca2027.org.