HMGCC Accelerate
Supports HMGCC Accelerate through a six week HMGCC and Plexal engineering programme for hardware and software security firms.
HMGCC Accelerate is a six-week intensive national security engineering program funded by His Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) — an 85-year-old UK national security engineering organization — and delivered in partnership with Plexal, the innovation company based at Here East in London. The program brings together hardware and software companies to test security mitigations for con…
Funds hardware and software companies developing security mitigations for connected and isolated systems through a six-week national security engineering accelerator delivered by HMGCC and Plexal, open to NATO, Australian, and New Zealand-based firms.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Guides for this application
All guides →Grant Proposal Abstract and Executive Summary: Examples That Work
Learn how to write a grant proposal abstract or executive summary, what to include, how it differs from a project summary, and how to use examples without copying.
DocumentsLetter of Support for Grant Applications: Template and Examples
Learn how to write and request a letter of support for a grant, with template structure, examples, reviewer logic, and common mistakes.
Start hereTRL Levels Explained for Deeptech Founders
Learn what TRL levels mean, how to estimate technology readiness, and how TRL affects grants, EIC Accelerator, SBIR/STTR, funding stage, and application evidence.
More from Plexal
All grants from this funder →Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR)
🇬🇧Plexal · United Kingdom
Offers Plexal led Laboratory for AI Security Research, linking organisations with universities and intelligence bodies to strengthen resilience.
Barclays Eagle Labs x Plexal Scaleup Programme
🇬🇧Plexal · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom technology scale-up through a hybrid programme for growth firms with either raised capital or active revenue.
Cyber Runway
🇬🇧Plexal · United Kingdom
Offers United Kingdom cyber founders from seed to scale via specialist tracks, hands-on acceleration, and growth-facing support.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
NavalX Tech Bridges
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Connects Navy-focused innovators to regional hubs, workshops, and service users through structured networking and commercialization pathways.
MassChallenge Security & Resiliency Traction Program
🇺🇸MassChallenge · United States
Runs MassChallenge Security and Resiliency Traction for early cyber, infrastructure, and defense-adjacent founders with scale preparation.
Navy SBIR Transition Program (STP)
🇺🇸Navy · United States
Supports United States small businesses with no-cost transition services, market research, mentoring, and buyer showcase access.
ASCA Missions — Active Call-Outs
🇦🇺Defence AU · Australia
Helps research teams and institutions for ASCA Missions Active Outs in aerospace, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
AFOSR YIP
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports early-career researchers in the United States through long-term federal science initiatives.
MURI (AFOSR)
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Supports multidisciplinary university consortia tackling mission challenges in Air Force research domains.