The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition welcomes proposals for novel approaches to predictive cyber security to address challenges in defence and/or security.
A total funding of £1M will be available in this Phase 1 of this competition. Around 5 to 10 proof-of-concept research projects up to 6 months of duration are expected. Further funding into future phases beyond this competition is anticipated to be available.
Details on how to apply will be included in the full competition document which will be available soon. Please sign up to alerts to keep up to date.
In the meantime, you will need to register for the new DASA Submission Service, noting you will not be able to view the competition until the full competition document is published.
Please click on this link to find out more about this competition and more on the submission process can be found here.
Queries should be sent to accelerator@dstl.gov.uk.
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