How to obtain funding
Only research institutions may submit applications. No individual applications will be considered. For more information on our process please view the Requirements for any application page and the How to register an institution page. Please use this search engine to check if your institution is registered and to know who to contact to be able to apply through this institution.
We encourage institutions to organise a fair and transparent internal selection process and communicate widely on opportunities offered by the AXA Research Fund, as the number of candidates they can propose is limited.
The global selection rate is 15%.
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See an overview of our major funding schemes:
| CHAIRS | CALLS FOR PROJECTS | POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS | DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of grants annually given | Decision of the Scientific Board (3 to 5) | Decision of the Scientific Board (6 to 10) | About 30 in two waves | About 30 |
| Funding | Endowed Distinguished Permanent Chair Endowed Junior Visiting Chair Non-endowed Fixed-term Chair | up to 100k€/y | 120 000 for the entire duration of the 2 year funding (since 2011) | €120 000 for the entire duration of the 3 year funding |
| Duration | Permanent or fixed term Chair (3 to 5 years) | 3 to 5 years | Two year cycle (since 2011) | Three year cycle |
| Max. number of candidates that can be proposed by a single institution per campaign | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Host institution needs to be registered | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pre-selection via the operational contact of the institution [2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Status of the campaign See calendar | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN | OPEN |
| Initial Procedure | The operational contact requests an application file from the AXA Research Fund by email: chairs@axa.com | The operational contact announces the wish of its institution to take part to a specific campaign on the AXA Research Fund's application website | The operational contact announces the wish of its institution to take part to a specific campaign on the AXA Research Fund's application website | The operational contact announces the wish of its institution to take part to a specific campaign on the AXA Research Fund's application website |
| Modus Operandi | Download | Download | Download | Download |
Modus operandi
To find out more about the selection process for each type of funding and the dates of our annual funding campaigns, download the modus operandi.
Granted projects
€ 63 million committed, 256 research projects supported in 22 countries, 42 different nationalities.
