Deadline: 7-Nov-22
The Australian Research Council (ARC) on behalf of the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) is conducting a grant opportunity for the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants (NISDRG) program.
NISDRG supports excellent research that deepens understanding of emerging science and technology and addresses intelligence and national security threats.
NISDRG provides support to research that aligns with the priority research areas identified by the Australian Government. These research areas are outlined in the Intelligence Challenges developed under the broad National Security Science and Technology Priorities.
Objectives
The objectives of the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grant opportunity are to:
- support excellent fundamental research in areas identified in the Intelligence Challenges and National Security Challenges;
- build Australia’s research capacity and capability in these areas by supporting researchers, fostering research trainees, and contribution to a greater body of open source research;
- enhance collaboration in the research, science and technology community that supports Australia’s National Intelligence and Security Communities; and
- support systematic and coordinated engagement between the research, science and technology community and Australia’s National Intelligence and Security Communities.
Funding Information
- Grant Activity Timeframe: Funding may be sought for up to three years.
- Total Amount Available (AUD): $4,200,000.00
- Estimated Grant Value (AUD): From $400,000.00 to $600,000.00
Eligibility Criteria
- An application may only be submitted through the Research Office of an Eligible Organisation listed in the relevant grant guidelines.
- All individuals named in an application must satisfy the eligibility criteria for the role they are to perform as at the Commencement Date and for the duration of the Project.
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Roles that named participants may be nominated for under NI23 are:
- Chief Investigator
- Partner Investigator
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Applications must nominate the following named participants to be eligible:
- At least one eligible CI from the Administering Organisation
- An application may also include additional Other Eligible Organisations and Other Organisations.
- All organisations participating in the application must be Australian organisations.
- If an organisation is named on the application, a person representing that organisation must be named on the application.
- An Other Organisation named on an application must have a Partner Investigator (PI) listed.
- Chief Investigators and Partner Investigators must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or holders of a New Zealand Special Category Visa.
For more information, visit ARC.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov.au/Go/Show?GoUuid=01ac2354-81f1-45e1-aefd-c2adfd62b7d0









































