Deadline: 02-Mar-2022
Innovate the UK is inviting applications from eligible applicants for the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £800,000 in innovation cyber security projects coming from an academic research base.
This competition aims to identify the most promising commercial opportunities. Your proposal must include the area of your research, the problem that you are solving, and your proposed solution.
This competition has two funding strands for entry:
- Security of Digital Technologies at the Periphery (SDTaP) – commercialization strand
- Open strand
Funding Information
- Your project’s total eligible costs must be up to £32,000.
Eligibility Criteria
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Lead applicant
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To be eligible for funding you must:
- be based in a UK academic institution
- have a cyber security idea
- be interested in the commercialization of your idea
- have the support of your academic institution’s technology transfer office or equivalent
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To be eligible for funding you must:
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Project team
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To collaborate with the lead, you must:
- be based in a UK academic institution
- be interested in the commercialization of the idea
- have the support of your academic institution’s technology transfer office or equivalent
- be invited to take part by the lead applicant
- All individuals based in a UK academic institution are eligible, including but not limited to early career researchers and senior academic researchers.
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To collaborate with the lead, you must:
For more information, visit Innovate UK.
For more information, visit https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1098/overview#summary