DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1500.83A
N2N6
17 Jun 2019
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1500.83A
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVY INTELLIGENCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C. §2603
(b) DoD Instruction 1322.06 of 12 October 2016
Encl: (1) Office of the Director of National Intelligence Military Fellowship
(2) Central Intelligence Agency Navy Fellowship Program
(3) Sample Application Package
(4) Sample Curriculum Vitae
1. Purpose
a. To establish the eligibility, policies, application and selection procedures, and
responsibilities for the Navy’s Intelligence Fellowship Program at the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence (ODNI) and to establish a new Navy Intelligence Fellowship Program at
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) per references (a) and (b).
b. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety. Major
changes to this instruction include the renaming of the instruction and the establishment of a new
CIA Navy Fellowship Program.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1500.83.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the U.S. Navy.
4. Discussion. The Navy Intelligence Fellowship Program will provide information warfare
(IW) officers a unique opportunity to interact with leaders across the intelligence community
(IC) and increase their understanding of policy development and decision making at the highest
levels of government while integrating national security, governance, and information
technology concerns. Although the Navy Intelligence Fellowship Program will offer
opportunities at both the ODNI and the CIA, the fellowship opportunity will rotate between the
two agencies annually. Enclosures (1) and (2) provide further details for each respective
fellowship opportunity.
5. Guidance. Application announcement messages will be released annually, to include any
additional guidance and instructions. The message will be released in June to allow interested
