- DASA has launched a new Themed Competition: Novel Disruptive
Science Impacting Future Defence and Security
- Funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
(Dstl)
- Up to £750,000 funding available for disruptive, early stage
ideas and concepts that may be used as the basis for further
research within the Defence Science and Technology Futures (DSTF)
Programme.
- The competition will be run over two phases
The Defence and Security
Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch a new Themed
Competition: Novel Disruptive Science
Impacting Future Defence and Security. Run on behalf of the
Defence Science and
Technology Laboratory (Dstl), this competition seeks exciting
concepts, technologies or ideas that may disrupt the future of
defence.
The outcome from Phase 1 of this competition is anticipated to be
a pool of novel science and technology (S&T) ideas and
concepts that may disrupt the defence landscape and have the
potential to lead to radical change.
A disruptive impact is something that radically alters how we do
things – this can be positive (e.g. a new capability becomes
available) or negative (e.g. a new type of threat arises).
Upon completion of Phase 1, we will seek to direct further funds
to a number of projects deemed to offer the most potential for
Defence or Security. Phase 2 will see funded suppliers explore
how to continue their research; the most promising suppliers may
be allocated a proportion of £750,000 (ex VAT) to further mature
their ideas or concepts.
Key dates and funding
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£750,000 (Exc. VAT) funding is available for this Themed
Competition. The value of each funded submission is £50,000
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The deadline to submit a proposal is midday GMT Tuesday 5
December 2023
Do you have disruptive idea or concept? Read the full
competition document
and submit a proposal.
We are interested in low Technology Readiness
Level (TRL) ideas (TRL 1-2) from any discipline that may
disrupt current ways of innovating, which could in the future
either benefit defence or security, or form the basis of
countering a threat. We would like you to provide us with an
exciting flavour of what might be possible and be disruptive.
Proposals submitted for this competition do not need to fulfil
contemporary defence requirements.
To learn more about the challenge area of the
competition, read the full competition
document.Supporting
eventsWebinar
31 October 2023 10:30 - 12:00pm GMT
This dial-in session will provide further details on the problem
space and a chance to ask questions in an open forum. If you
would like to participate, please register on the Eventbrite
page
Submit a proposal
Do you have an innovation that may help develop new technologies
or concepts that may disrupt the future of defence? Read the
full competition document
to learn more and submit a proposal.
