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GRAND TRAVERSE INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION

Who are we?

The GRAND TRAVERSE INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS ASSOCIATION exists to encourage and promote scholarly discussion, research, writing, and publication outside and/or inside of formal institutions of education, for individuals who are actively pursuing serious scholarly research. We encourage such scholarly and collegial activities by:

*Conducting monthly programs.
*Forming reading and study groups to associate with like-minded peers.
*Disseminating information regarding publications, lectures, grants, jobs, events of interest, etc.
*Encouraging public awareness of the accomplishments and problems of independent scholars through multi-media formats.
*Providing institutional affiliations, resources, and special services to members. Open to all who wish to learn.

How do we do this?
· Organizes programs and lectures by learned scholars who espouse freedom of inquiry and uphold high standards of independent thought.
· Supports study groups in education, philosophy, science, religion, the humanities, politics, and other topics, effecting the individual, the community, the country and/or the world stretching the accepted and confronting doubt.
· Regularly publishes a journal, Brains by the Bay, with articles from independent scholars, organization news, calendar of events, member news, etc.
· Supports collaboration among scholars who share like interests, particularly through voluntary membership profiles and their private circulation and pursuits.
· Maintains a Web page with Grand Traverse Independent Scholars (GTISA) news.
· Assists scholars who apply for outside grants, wherein GTISA acts as an agent to assist administering the grant and follow its progress, if needed.

GTIS promotes liaisons with other organizations, to achieve shared goals:
National Coalition of Independent Scholars and many others