The NIP Essay Contest is conducted in cooperation with the United States Naval Institute (USNI). Rules and deadlines are promulgated through an ALLNIP email and published on both the NIP and USNI websites during the Mar/April timeframe.
Each year NIP will identify a theme pertaining to maritime intelligence or intelligence support to naval forces. Any author (officer, enlisted, military or civilian, foreign or domestic) is eligible to enter with an original composition related to the annual theme.
The following prizes will be awarded:
1st Place: $5,000 cash prize, a commemorative wall plaque, a 5-year membership to NIP and a one-year USNI membership. Additionally, the first place essay will be published in USNI’s Proceedings.
2nd Place: $2,500 case prize, a 1-year membership to both NIP and USNI
3rd Place: $1,500 cash prize, a 1-year membership to both NIP and USNI
Guidelines for the 2021 Essay Contest, to include the topic, will be available by May 2021.