Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of £800,000 to join the cyber security academic startup accelerator programme (CyberASAP).
- Competition opens: Monday 10 February 2020
- Competition closes: Wednesday 4 March 2020 12:00pm
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will work with Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £800,000 in innovative cyber security ideas coming from an academic research base.
The aim of this competition is to identify the best commercial opportunities. Your proposal must include the area of your research, the problem that you are solving and your proposed solution.
You must be based in a UK academic institution, have a cyber security idea and be interested in commercialising it.
CyberASAP is a 1-year programme. Phase 1 will last up to 4 months, split into 2 stages:
- An initial 2 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 2 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.
The competition closes at midday 12pm UK time on the deadline stated.
Find out more about the competition here