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Published: 02 Oct 2024 577 views
The AXA Chair is a highly selective funding scheme for senior researchers intended to support significant advancements in the development of a research area within a host institution that is in line with its long-term strategy. It aims at creating a full-time academic position in the host institution and fostering a step change in the career of the appointed AXA Professor.
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| Application Deadline | 10 Oct 2024 |
| Value | €1 million |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Course to study | View courses |
| Sponsor | AXA Mansard Insurance Plc |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The AXA Research Fund’s grant can amount up to €1 million and is awarded for a period of 5 years. The grant will be paid in yearly installments (up to 200 000 € maximum per year).
Institutions:Host institutions must be registered in the AXA Research Fund’s database. Host Institutions can submit only one candidate for the whole institution (and not one per department, faculty or laboratory).
Prospective Chairholder: The prospective Chairholder is expected to be at least PhD +10 years minimum, to be of the highest caliber and should have demonstrated outstanding research achievements.
Research program: The research program must demonstrate its scientific originality and innovative character, as well as be part of the three main research fields we support: health, climate, and new technologies and socioeconomics.
Click here to see the guidelines.
Submitting an application is a multi-step process:
Step1
Register on our dedicated online platform: Once registered, you can submit the candidate’s details (date of birth and date of PhD defense), a short CV (3 pages) and title and description of the research program (3000 characters, spaces included).
Step2
Full application: Candidates will be invited to submit a full application through our online application platform. Application must be submitted in English by the deadline. Applications received after the deadline won’t be eligible.
Step3
Rebuttal: Candidates will have one week to respond to the reviewers’ comments before their application are submitted to the AXA Research Fund’s Scientific Board.
Step4
Online Q&A session: A Q&A session is held with the Scientific Board's members for shortlisted candidates only. The date of the Q&A is to be communicated in due time.
for more details visit: AXA Research Fund website.
