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National Security & Defence Dual Use ICURe Discover - January 2027

National Security & Defence Dual Use ICURe Discover is a support programme of up to £2,500 for researchers and technicians at UK universities and eligible research organisations with an early-stage idea in a dual-use area. Open, closes 8 December 2026.

Run by Innovate UK, Innovate UK Business Connect

Checked against the official page (app.launchcan.com) on 12 Nov 2026.

A part-time market discovery programme for researchers and technicians working on dual-use technologies, with up to £2,500 support for testing assumptions and market discovery. Completing it is a prerequisite for applying to ICURe Explore.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 8 December 2026 at midnight (26 days)

As stated: Opens: 11/11/2026 Closes: 08/12/2026 11:59pm

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Up to £2,500

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Researchers and technicians, including post-docs, PhD students and research master's students, based at UK universities and eligible research organisations, with a clearly defined idea or early-stage project in a dual-use area.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Not stated

Sectors

security & defence

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How to apply

Complete the online application form via the Apply link; you must first have engaged with your university Technology Transfer Office or equivalent commercialisation contact.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

Not confirmed on the official page

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Programme is for researchers and technicians at universities and research organisations, not businesses as such; businesses_can_apply set to no.
  • Delivered by Midlands Innovation and Ploughshare, whose own rules may apply.
  • Limited number of spaces per cohort.
  • Welcome call 21/01/2027, bootcamp 1 and 2 February 2027 in person at University of Warwick Conference Centre, options roundabout 25/03/2027.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (app.launchcan.com) on 12 Nov 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 12 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Innovate UK before you apply.

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