Sponsored membership

Sponsoring a Colleague

Every day, blood transfusion and cellular therapy professionals around the world work tirelessly to keep patients safe. However, the annual membership fee remains out of reach for many colleagues, especially those early in their careers or living in low- to upper-middle-income countries.  When you sponsor a member, you connect a peer directly to vital global research, educational resources, advanced CME credits, working party collaboration, and the international ISBT community, to name some benefits.

How Recipients Are Chosen

ISBT runs an established Exempt Membership program where professionals in financial need can receive a free one-year individual membership. As exempt memberships are capped at 5% of our total individual membership, qualified applicants who cannot be accommodated are placed on a waitlist. Your sponsorship funds directly turn these waitlisted applications into active, one-year individual memberships.

Who qualifies for Exempt Membership?

• Professionals actively working in the field of blood transfusion who face financial barriers.
• Individuals living in low-, lower-middle-, or upper-middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank Index), or those in high-income countries under special circumstances, such as refugees.
• Note: Exempt memberships are limited to a maximum of three years per person.

How to Support

You can help sponsor a colleague in need with a donation starting at just €10. To put this into perspective, our lowest individual membership tier begins at €30 per year.