NCIS welcomes three new members and one associate member!
While building a career in business, Ken Gorfkle also earned a doctorate in Spanish literature, graduating from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2014. At UNC, he focused on semiotics, poetics, and...
National Coalition of Independent Scholars (NCIS)
National Coalition of Independent Scholars is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing professional affiliation, support services, and camaraderie to scholars outside of tenured academia. Although based in the United States, our membership and activities extend internationally, and in August 2019 NCIS Full and Associate members comprise over 220 scholars in 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia as well as Canada and the Americas. Membership is open to scholars across all disciplines. NCIS assesses the qualifications of each membership candidate for intellectual contribution, scholarly rigor, and independent status prior to acceptance.
Our most recent international conference was held at the University of Massachussetts, Amherst in June 2019, on the theme "Making Connections, Meeting Challenges," and we are now planning our next conference, to be held in England in 2021. NCIS also publishes an open access, peer-reveiwed journal, The Independent Scholar with two volumes in 2020 dedicated to papers expanded from communications given at the 2019 conference. Visit our conference and TIS pages on the site to discover more.
NCIS is an affiliate of the American Historical Association and a member of the The Alliance of Nonprofits.
Deadlines
February 1:
Spring award
April 30:
Eisenstein Prize
June 1:
Summer award
October 1:
Fall award
GRANT AWARDS OFFERED BY NCIS:
- NCIS Research Grants (funded by NCIS);
- NCIS Conference Support Grants (funded by NCIS);
- Elisabeth Eisenstein Essay Prize (jointly funded by NCIS and Margaret DeLacy)
More information on all NCIS grants and NCIS-administered grants can be found on the Grants page of this site, or contact grants@ncis.org
The independent scholar (TIS)
The Independent Scholar (TIS) is the NCIS online peer-reviewed and open access journal. All members of NCIS, and members of NCIS-affiliated "Partner Group" organizations are eligible to submit manuscripts to TIS for peer review. Check Submission and Review Guidlines.
