Jim Zimmer Legislative Scholarship
To honor the legendary late Jim Zimmer, a titan of legislative advocacy for the investigative and security professions, we have created the Jim Zimmer Legislative Scholarship. This award is designed to help preserve his legacy and the tradition of representing our professions on Capitol Hill. Jim was a staunch supporter of NCISS and made extra effort to not only ensure the PI and security professions had strong representation when it comes to legislation, but to also make advocacy approachable to the less experienced. This scholarship will ensure finances are not a barrier to participating in legislative advocacy to those who wish to become involved in the support of NCISS at our annual Hit the Hill event.
Applicants must be an NCISS member, in good standing, who have never attended Hit the Hill, and cannot be an NCISS Board member.
Each applicant must submit a one-page essay on why they are interested in legislative advocacy, the importance of preserving our professions, and outline the need and use for the scholarship.
The application should have a clear dollar amount asked for the scholarship to cover expenses related to legislative advocacy not already covered by NCISS. Expenses covered are limited to travel costs such as airfare, hotel, vehicle expenses such as gas mileage or charging, and Hit the Hill registration fees. There will be no guarantee the full amount requested will be awarded as it depends on resources available in the scholarship account. Amount awarded will be capped at $1,000 per selected application.
This essay must be submitted one month prior to Hit the Hill for consideration.
Applicant essays for the scholarship will be reviewed and the recipient will be selected by the Legislative Committee and President, and awarded as a reimbursement after Hit the Hill. Any person awarded the scholarship who becomes unable to attend Hit the Hill due to unforeseen circumstances will not receive the reimbursements requested.
Please submit applications to info@nciss.org.