# Swedish Research Council Starting Grant - Natural & Engineering Sciences

**Funder:** Swedish Research Council (VR)
**Budget:** Typically SEK 1-3M/year (~€90K-270K/year)
**Deadline:** 14 April 2026 (Open call March 4 - April 14, 2026. For early-career researchers.)
**Duration:** 4 years
**Consortium:** No
**Application:** full-proposal
**TRL:** 1-3
**Frequency:** annual
**Next round:** 2027-03
**Eligible countries:** SE
**Official call:** https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/calls-and-decisions.html
**Last verified:** 23 March 2026

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/vr-starting-grant-2026) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.