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Why choose ISTS? Scarlett Family Foundation
Mission
To assist individuals and companies who believe in the intrinsic value of ongoing education.
About ISTS
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For 23 years, ISTS has administered scholarship and tuition programs for businesses, associations, unions, foundations and trusts of all sizes. ISTS has earned the trust of its clients - from Fortune 500 corporations to family trusts of all sizes. The advantages of choosing ISTS include:

  • Total Customization – From turnkey programs to custom project management, ISTS offers total flexibility in all of its solutions. We work with you to create the scholarship or tuition program that best meets your needs. ISTS can work on programs of all sizes.
  • Global Solutions – ISTS offers international answers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and 65 other countries worldwide.
  • 23 Years Experience ISTS brings knowledge and expertise that can only be attained through decades at the forefront of the industry.
  • Flexible Fees – At ISTS, we do not charge percentage fees based on the
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    amounts you award. We charge fees based on the work we do, creating a more fair and administratively efficient model.
  • Woman Owned – ISTS is a certified Woman-Owned Business by the NAWBO.
Technology means green
Green Badge  

ISTS has quickly embraced many of the advances in technology taking advantage of both the logistical and environmental benefits. A leader in the application of green principles to the scholarship and tuition program industry, ISTS offers clients the opportunity to join this movement with our Green Certification program for clients.

The Paperless Process
 
We are proud to introduce our completely digital scholarship and tuition management process for our clients and their beneficiaries.
  • Paperless Processing – Reduces the environmental impact of a traditionally paper-intensive process.
  • Efficiencies of time – Saves time, money and power by reducing labor, materials and energy.
  • 24/7 real-time online reporting - Keeps you up to date.
  • Paper to digital – Stores a permanent, easily accessible digital record of every application.
It remains your choice whether or not to embrace our paperless management process, but we are always flexible to your specific and individual needs.
ISTS Datacenter
 
Our SAS 70 certified, state-of-the-art facility provides efficient, secure and redundant services. The following measures are employed to protect the equipment, the ISTS software, and client data:

  • Redundancy
    • Redundant Tier 1 Internet access with automatic re-routing if fiber cut or outage
    • Daily off-site backups with redundancy at remote data centers provide security in restoring failure.
    • Dual utility feeds minimize power outage.
    • 1750 KW Generator with a 48-hour fuel supply provides for longer power outages or moving to a remote data center.
    • Primary MGE UPS system with isolated redundant backup is in place for any short-term power failures.
  • Security Features
    • Badge / PIN access
    • 24x7x365 monitored video surveillance
  • Equipment
    • High availability multiprocessor Dell servers house the application.
    • The facility backbone consists of Foundry Gigabit switches, Cisco routers and Fortinet firewalls.
 

 

 
International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. 200 Crutchfield Avenue, Nashville, TN 37210   TEL:615-320-3149 FAX:615-320-3151 EMAIL:info@applyists.com
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