SNSF Starting Grants
Funds early-career Swiss investigators building independent research groups through sustained support.
The SNSF Starting Grants 2026 represent the Swiss National Science Foundation's highest level of career funding, designed to support early-career researchers who want to establish and lead their first independent research group in Switzerland. The 2026 call opened on 1 February 2026, with a submission deadline of 5 May 2026 at 17:00 CEST. The program is open to all scientific disciplines and provi…
Independent research projects across all disciplines proposed by early-career researchers (2–8 years post-doctorate) establishing their first independent group at a Swiss institution.
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