National Coalition of Independent Scholars

The National Coalition of Independent Scholars (NCIS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and the principal organization to encourage and support the work of unaffiliated scholars.[1] It was founded in 1989 with the aim to advance ″independent scholarship by providing access to research facilities, grants, and professional support″ and publishes The Independent Scholar Quarterly; its actual president is Mona Berman.[2] ″[A]pproximately half the members are historians, the remainder come from arts, sciences, and other fields of the humanities.″[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ James M. Banner: Being a Historian: An Introduction to the Professional World of History. Cambridge University Press, 2012, p. 70. ISBN 9781107021594
  2. ↑ Official Website
  3. ↑ http://www.ncis.org/about-us