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New virtual communities for scholars

Check out the great communities of scholars both inside and outside of the academy at Zotero (www.zotero.org), which also provides terrific FREE bibliographic/citation software, and at HASTAC (www.hastac.org).

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The 2010 Awards and Grants Competition is now open!

Prize for Best Scholarly Article

The Eisenstein-DeLacy Award is awarded annually for the Best Scholarly Article by an NCIS member. Applicants should send an electronic copy of the article to be considered to Christopher Robinson, Chair of the Awards Committee, at chrisrobinson@rocketmail.com.

The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2010. Winners will be notified by September 15, 2010.

Research or Conference Travel Grants

The Yosef Wosk Grant

This grant provides the winner with $1000 to be used to further a scholarly project. It may be used for traveling to a research site, obtaining microfilm, or other such expenses incurred in the course of research and writing scholarly work. Applicants should send a c.v., proposal of project, and a budget to Christopher Robinson, Chair of the Awards Committee, at chrisrobinson@rocketmail.com.

The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2010. Winners will be notified by September 15, 2010.

The Taube Foundation for Jewish Life Prize

This prize provides the winner with $1000 to be used to further a scholarly project; it need not be limited to Jewish life or topics. It may be used for traveling to a research site, obtaining microfilm, or other such expenses incurred in the course of research and writing scholarly work. Applicants should send a c.v., proposal of project, and a budget to Christopher Robinson, Chair of the Awards Committee, at chrisrobinson@rocketmail.com.

The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2010. Winners will be notified by September 15, 2010.

Conference Travel Grants

Three Conference Travel Grants of $200 each are available. These grants were established to encourage NCIS members to participate in the annual national meetings of their disciplinary societies (MLA, AHA, etc.). NCIS members who have had papers accepted for presentation at conferences in 2010 are eligible to apply. Applicants must submit a c.v., a copy of the abstract or paper that was accepted, and the official notification of acceptance from the conference’s program chair/coordinator. Applicants may apply for conferences they have already attended in 2010 or for upcoming conferences that will take place in 2010.

The deadline for submissions is rolling. Send all application materials to Christopher Robinson, Chair of the Awards Committee, at chrisrobinson@rocketmail.com.