NCIS Grants Schedule

  • NCIS GRANTS & PRIZES

  • Full details and application forms can be found at GRANTS | THE NATIONAL COALITION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS (ncis.org)
    • A member may not exceed $750 in NCIS grant awards per calendar year (excluding the Eisenstein Prize)
    • NCIS sends IRS Form 1099-MISC to anyone who receives $600 or more in grants in a single calendar year. NCIS reports all payments to the U.S. IRS, and requests Form W9 from grantees.

  • Amount

  • Submission
    deadlines
    (annually)

  • Decision
    dates

  • Eligibility

  • Notes

  • NCIS main grants (spring cycle)

  • CONFERENCE SUPPORT GRANT

  • $600

  • Feb 1

  • March 1

  • Full members only. 15 months continuous paid-up membership at deadline

  • Conference-related expenses (travel, fees, subsistence, elder/childcare)

  • RESEARCH GRANT

  • $600

  • Feb 1

  • March 1

  • Full members only. 15 months continuous paid-up membership at deadline

  • For research-related expenses

  • DAVID SONENSCHEIN AWARD

  • $600

  • Feb 1

  • March 1

  • Full/associate members. 15 months continuous paid-up membership at deadline

  • For training and upskilling

  • AMANDA J. HASTE AWARD

  • $600

  • Feb 1

  • March 1

  • Full/associate members. 15 months continuous paid-up membership at deadline

  • For outsourced research-related costs, e.g. transcription, translation, indexing

  • RESEARCH SUPPORT GRANTS (spring)

  • Up to $150

  • March 1

  • March 15

  • Full/associate members. 15 months continuous paid-up membership at deadline

  • Incidental research expenses (books, journal subscriptions, software, etc.)

  • ELIZABETH EISENSTEIN ESSAY PRIZE (Annual prize)

  • $350

  • April 30

  • September 30

  • Full/associate members. No exclusion period

  • For best published peer-reviewed article or chapter by an NCIS member

  • NCIS main grants (summer cycle)