Grant Opens 19 Nov

EPSRC open source semiconductor security platform development 2027

Up to £240,000 for 12 month UK projects on hardware security for an open source chip platform. Opens 19 November 2026, closes 14 January 2027.

Organizer: EPSRC (UK Research and Innovation)
Amount: Maximum award £240,000 (EPSRC funds 80% of a full economic cost up to £300,000); total fund £2,400,000
Funding kind: Grant, no equity
Industries: Hardware, Open source
Regions: United Kingdom
Eligibility: Project leads at UK research organisations eligible for EPSRC funding. International co leads and international partners are not allowed; project partners must be based and headquartered in the UK. All staff must be named and already employed by an eligible organisation.
Opens: 19 November 2026
Deadline: 14 January 2027

This is the first of two funding calls tied to the platform; funded research feeds into its design before the first tape out.

Detail	Value
Project period	1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028; no extensions
Topics	Hardware vulnerabilities; security aware design tools
Opening and closing times	09:00 and 16:00 UK time

Requirements:

Timeline:

Source · ukri.org/opportunity/open-source-semiconductor-security-platform-development Published 9 November 2026 · Checked against the organizer's page 11 November 2026 DevGrants Daily, run by Albert Andrejev. How entries are made and checked.

Quick answers

At most two. One person may lead one application and be co lead on one other.

Uninvited resubmissions are not accepted.

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