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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Pre-announcement: Open-source semiconductor security platform development

This funding opportunity supports the development of an open-source hardware security research platform to strengthen the UK’s capability to design, test and assure secure hardware. It will fund targeted one-year research projects that run in parallel with the development of the initial platform architecture design. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Projects can have a full economic cost of up to £300,000, with EPSRC funding 80% of this, up to £240,000.

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DeadlineRolling / not stated
FundingUp to £240,000 · £2,500,000 total fund — Total fund: £2,500,000 Award: £240,000 The FEC of your project can be up to £300,000. EPSRC will fund 80% of the FEC, up to £240,000.
SummaryThis funding opportunity supports the development of an open-source hardware security research platform to strengthen the UK’s capability to design, test and assure secure hardware. It will fund targeted one-year research projects that run in parallel with the development of the initial platform architecture design. Applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding. Projects can have a full economic cost of up to £300,000, with EPSRC funding 80% of this, up to £240,000.
Why relevantThe opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility, specifically UK research organisations eligible for EPSRC funding.
Funding typesGrant
EligibilityResearch organisations
GeographyUK
SectorsSemiconductor security, Hardware security
TechnologyOpen-source hardware, Semiconductor security, Electronic design automation (EDA) tools
Match fundingEPSRC will fund 80% of the FEC
Intervention rate80%
Duration12 months
How to applyThis is a pre-announcement and the information may change. The funding opportunity is scheduled to open in October 2026. More information will be available on this page then. We will be running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You will not be able to apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system. We will publish full details on how to apply when the funding opportunity opens.
StatusClosed

Project requirements

Projects will be expected to undertake research that advances semiconductor security and produces outputs relevant to the development of the open-source platform. This could include research into semiconductor security vulnerabilities, attacks and mitigations, security-aware EDA tools, hardware security design methodologies, or other approaches that improve the security of semiconductor systems.

How to apply

This is a pre-announcement and the information may change. The funding opportunity is scheduled to open in October 2026. More information will be available on this page then. We will be running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You will not be able to apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system. We will publish full details on how to apply when the funding opportunity opens.

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