Closed

National Intelligence Postdoctoral Grants

Tender ID: 600594

Tender Details

Organisation:

Office of National Intelligence

Tender #:

GO8053

Status:

Closed

Publish Date:

18 November 2025

Closing Date:

13 February 2026

Closing Time:

04:00 PM (Australia/ACT)

Tender Description

⁠⁠⁠The National Intelligence Postdoctoral Grant (NIPG) program sponsors unclassified academic research designed to achieve Australian Government objectives for research and innovation in national intelligence and security.

The program offers funding for Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions for early-mid career researchers to undertake academic research in relation to Research Topics – specific areas of interest and relevance to the National Intelligence Community (NIC). This round of the program has 18 Research Topics (see documents). Each fellowship is funded full time for a period of two (2) years or part time where approved by ONI for a period of up to four (4) years. The Grant will be paid in a single instalment (up to $365,000 GST Exclusive) by ONI before the end of the 2025-2026 Financial Year.

Location

Western Australia : Gascoyne : Goldfields/Esperance : Great Southern : Kimberley : Mid West : Peel : Perth Metropolitan : Pilbara : South West : Wheatbelt
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania