Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme Y9: phase 1
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to invest up to £800,000 in innovative cyber security projects coming from an academic research base.
The aim of this competition is to identify the most promising commercial opportunities in academia in respect to cyber security.
Your proposal must include the area of your research, the problem that you are solving and your proposed solution.
The Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) is an 11 month programme.
This is phase 1 of a potential 2 phase competition.
Phase 1 will last up to four months, split into two stages:
- an initial two months for value proposition development activities, followed by a presentation to an independent judging panel who will select teams to go to stage 2
- a further two months for market validation activities
Phase 1 will determine the value of the idea and, if appropriate, identify the best commercial route to progress. The programme will be supported by industry experts, including some from cyber security.
This competition has two funding strands for entry:
Strand 1: Industry Challenge-Led strand with the following cross cutting challenges:
National and Emergency Service Infrastructure Security, including:
- energy, including networks
- transport
- telecoms
Operational and supply chain resilience, including:
- manufacturing
- agriculture
- public sector, including local government and healthcare
Harms, including:
- metaverse
- AI model security
- ransomware
- quantum
Dual Use, National Security, including:
- drones
- robotics
- IoT
- sensors
These lists are not exhaustive.
Strand 2: open strand
Note that although you can select the strand for your project, we will make the final decision which strand is the most appropriate for your application.
In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition has a funding limit, so we may not be able to fund all the proposed projects. It may be the case that your project scores highly but we are still unable to fund it.
Application deadline: 12 February 2025 11:00am. If you would like to discuss this with someone in our team please message our Sector Lead, Yuchen Gu. To apply for this funding call, please follow this link here.