Summary
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million, inclusive of VAT, to work on maturing and enabling the availability of CHERI Tools and Software components for RISC-V embedded devices that support the CHERI architecture extensions.
Eligibility criteria
This is a single phase two stage competition
To lead a project you can
- be an organisation of any size
- work alone or with the subcontracted skills and expertise of others from business, research organisations, research and technology organisations, or the third sector (charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups)
Your project must
- start by 1 September 2025
- end by 31 March 2028
- have total costs between £200,000 and £1 million, inclusive of VAT, for stage 1
- have total costs up to £2 million, inclusive of VAT, for stage 2
Additional information
This competition aims to fund activities in maturing and enabling the availability of CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) tools and software components for RISC-V embedded devices that implement the CHERI architecture extensions.
Applicant organisations must
- have the knowledge and experience working with CHERI to undertake the proposed project
- have available platforms or environments to support the proposed project
The deadline for applications is 11am on Wednesday 18 June 2025.
