KEY INFORMATION

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Duration

An AXA Chair is awarded for a period of 5 years

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Budget

Up to 200.000€ per year for 5 years maximum

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Prospective Chairholder

The prospective Chairholder is expected to be PhD + 10 years minimum

WHAT IS AN AXA CHAIR ?

The AXA Chair is the premium funding scheme of the AXA Research Fund. It aims at:

  • creating a dedicated full-time senior academic position in an institution
  • supporting a significant acceleration in the development of a research field
  • fostering a step-change in the career of the appointed AXA Professor

ELIGIBILITY

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 should demonstrate its scientific originality and innovative nature.

How to apply for an AXA Chairs grant

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Step 1: Expression of interest

Please submit through our online application platform: details about the candidate (birth date and PhD defence date), short CV (3 pages) and research programme's title and description (3000 characters including spaces).

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Step 2: Full application

Candidate will be invited to submit a full application through our online application platform. Application must be submitted in English by the deadline. Application received after the deadline won’t be eligible.

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Step 3: 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.

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Step 4: Online Q&A session with the Scientific Board’s members

For shortlisted candidates only.

Application process - AXA Chairs 2024 Key Dates

  1. Expression of interestSeptember 18 – October 5 (4PM CEST)

  2. Full application submissionOctober 23 – November 20 (4PM CET)

  3. RebuttalMarch 4 – March 11, 2024 (4PM CET)

  4. Online Q&A session with the Scientific Board’s members – for shortlisted candidates onlyTo be communicated in due time

  5. ResultsJune 2024

For any enquiries please contact

AXAChairs@axa.com