Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO5330

The National Intelligence Postdoctoral Grant (NIPG) is an initiative which involves the sponsorship of unclassified academic research designed to achieve Australian Government objectives for research and innovation in national intelligence and security.

The program will offer funding for Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions for early career researchers to undertake academic research in relation to Research Problems – specific areas of interest and relevance to the NIC (National Intelligence Community). The program commenced in 2021 and will run a second time round with 10 Research Topics (see NIPG 2022 Research Topics). The program will run annually for the following two years (2022-23 and 2023-24) with each position funded full time for a period of two (2) years (up to $350,000). The Grant will be paid in a single instalment by Us before the end of the 2021-2022 Financial Year (see Section 10.2 in the Grant Guidelines).

Successful Postdoctoral Research Fellows under this grant program will be partnered with a NIC staff member as well as their nominated Research Advisor for the duration of the grant to foster collaboration and engagement between the NIC and the academic community.

To be eligible the postdoctoral candidate must:

• Be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or New Zealand Special Category Visa Holder,
• Have a PhD in a relevant field, conferred before the beginning of the postdoctoral position and within five years of the application closing date (Career Interuptions will be considered),
• Postdoctoral Canidates and their proposed research must be sponsered by You as an accredited Australian University.

To be eligible the Research Advisor must:

• Must be engaged as a full time staff member of the sponsoring accredited Australian University.

The maximum grant period is two years. The position is full time with flexible working arrangements in accordance with institutional policies.

Applicants must submit all of the following documentation, uploaded as 3 separate PDFs to satisfy the eligibility criteria (see Guidelines section 7.1 for further information and instruction):

1. NIPG Application (Cover Page and Research Proposal)

• Cover Page including: Your Australian passport number. If you are not an Australian citizen, please provide your nationality and passport number and your Australian permanent residency/visa number.
• Research Proposal - including: One-Page Project Budget

2. CV and Publication Lists (Both Postdoctoral Candidate and Research Advisor)

3. Commitment Forms

• Signed NIPG Research Advisor Confirmation of Commitment Form.
• Signed NIPG University Commitment for Sponsored Research Form. 

The Application Pack includes:

• NIPG 2022 Application Process 
• NIPG 2022 Research Topics
• NIPG 2022 Grant Guidelines 
• NIPG 2022 Cover Page and Research Proposal Template
• NIPG 2022 Commitment Forms:
  • Research Advisor Confirmation of Commitment Form
  • University Commitment for Sponsored Research Form