National Coalition of Independent Scholars

The National Coalition of Independent Scholars (NCIS)

NCIS was formed in January 1989 to facilitate the work of independent scholars. NCIS objectives are to:

• Bring independent scholars together to share scholarly interests and expertise
• Improve access to research libraries for independent scholars
• Offer independent scholars information and advice about grants and fellowships and about publishing.
• Encourage foundations and institutes to open competitions to independent scholars and to include them on review committees
• Hold conferences and workshops of interest to independent scholars and to the public
• Offer grants-in-aid to NCIS members and small grants to affiliates
• Serve as administrator for members applying for grants
• Encourage information exchange through publications and electronic communication
• Aid organizations of independent scholars by collecting and sharing organization experience and by publicizing their work
• Provide information for the creation of local organizations of independent scholars

President's Message, November 2009

Dear NCIS members,

As some of you are already aware, it is time to start thinking about renewing your NCIS membership for 2010. Membership renewals are processed online only at http://www.ncis.org/members/secure/membership_renewal2010.asp. Renewing is easy and takes only a few minutes, and payment is processed securely through PayPal. When you renew, consider making an additional donation to help keep NCIS running--every little bit helps us sustain our Club Quarters membership, The Independent Scholar newsletter, and our grants and awards, among other things. Donations above and beyond your membership dues are tax-deductible.

In addition to our sites on Facebook and LinkedIn, NCIS is now also on Twitter. You can follow us at http://twitter.com/NCISorg, or check out our Tweets at http://www.ncis.org/default.asp. If you are interested in Twittering on behalf of NCIS, please let me know! We are also still in need of a volunteer to share Google Group moderation duties.

If you have member news or suggestions for article for TIS, please be sure to get those to Shannon Granville at s.l.granville@gmail.com as soon as possible. We'd love to hear from both individuals and affiliate societies as to your recent activities and work.

NCIS will be hosting a reception for independent scholars at the AHA meeting in San Diego, January 7-10, 2010. If you'll be attending, please let Neil Dukas know at neil@dukas.org.

Best,

Kendra Leonard
President, NCIS

NCIS Tweets

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RT @publichistorian: Happy #followamuseum day! Tell me about the most interesting history museums you follow. (& of course I suggest you ...
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:02:55

RT @katrinagulliver: Looking for scholars of urban history who focus on gendered spaces, partic. in the Middle East. Any suggestions?
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