Areas of research eligible for funding
Research projects funded by the Fund must fall within the scope of one of the themes identified by the AXA Scientific Board. The themes for 2011 are identified below:
Life risks
- Aging & Long-term care
- Biomedical risks
- Addictions and risky behaviors
Socio-economic risks
- Geopolitical risks
- Macroeconomic and financial systemic risks
- Individual and collective behaviors when facing uncertainties
- Large corporate risks
Environmental risks
- Climate change
- Natural hazards
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Human driven environmental changes
Applications should tackle one of the eligible research fields relying on several of the following approaches:
- Risk identification and definition
- Risk assessment and measure
- Risk modelling
- Risk mitigation
- Decision-making processes when facing risks
- Risk prevention
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Although these projects must fit into any one of these themes, we will accept applications coming from any discipline, including but not limited to: Earth Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Social Sciences, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Chemistry, Sociology, etc. Projects should contribute to greater knowledge or understanding of one of these three categories of risks.
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€ 63 million committed, 256 research projects supported in 22 countries, 42 different nationalities.
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