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NISDRG (Intelligence Challenges) Expression of Interest for funding commencing in 2023

Tender ID: 500430


Tender Details

Tender #:
GO5703  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
30 July 2022
Closing Date:
19 August 2022

Tender Description

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. For more information about the Intelligence Challenges, please see the documents attached to this GO.
 
The objectives of the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grant opportunity are to:
 
  • support excellent fundamental research (sometimes called discovery, basic or blue sky 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.
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Eligibility:
 
An EOI application may only be submitted through the Research Office of an Eligible Organisation listed in the relevant grant guidelines.
 
All individuals named in an EOI 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.
 
EOI applications under this grant opportunity must have:
 
  • one Chief Investigator (CI)
  • one Eligible Organisation (that is the Administering Organisation)
Roles that named participants may be nominated for under EINI23 are:
 
  • Chief Investigator
Applications must nominate the following named participants to be eligible:
 
  • At least one eligible CI from the Administering Organisation
Chief Investigators must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or holders of a New Zealand Special Category Visa.


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