Funding opportunity

Cyber security academic startup accelerator programme: phase one

• Opportunity status: Closed
• Funders: Innovate UK
• Co-funders: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Funding type: Grant
• Total fund: £800,000
• Publication date: 27 March 2023
• Opening date: 27 March 2023 9:30am UK time
• Closing date: 19 April 2023 11:00am UK time

See the full opportunity details on the Innovation Funding Service.

Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of up to £800,000 to join the cyber security academic startup accelerator programme 2023 to 2024 (CyberASAP).

Eligibility summary

This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations.

To join the programme, you must:

• be based in a UK academic institution
• have an idea related to cyber security
• be interested in commercialising the idea
• have the support of your academic institution’s technology transfer office, or equivalent