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Grants

DASA / UKDI Themed Competitions

Status

Closed for now

The funder has not said when this reopens.

Closed
Amount
£2,000,000

Each themed competition publishes its own budget and per-proposal cap; commonly GBP 100,000-500,000 for Phase 1.

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) / UK Defence Innovation

public · national

Deadline: Opens irregularly — Collection page lists past themed competitions only; no competition currently open on it.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Themes are set by MOD and Home Office customers; read each competition document for scope.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-and-security-accelerator-funding-competitions

"Details of our past themed competitions."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.gov.uk

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