Post-Doctoral Fellowships

• The Post-Doctoral funding is granted for a period of two years.
• An applicant can be presented by only one institution. Although a candidate may be presented twice (over different campaigns) by the same institution, each candidate cannot submit the same proposal several times.

In 2012, two calls for applicants will be made to accommodate differences in the academic calendar in Europe:

Closings: at noon (french time).

Candidates are allowed to fill in their application as soon as their institution has submitted it.

Process:

1.      First Round Application: The operational contact fill in the form about the fields the institution wants to propose candidates in and why, on the AXA Research Fund’s application website.

2.    Second Round Application:
a. Pre-selection of candidates by the institution: The operational contact submits the names and emails of the pre-selected candidates on the AXA Research Fund’s application website. 

         b. The candidates receive an email from the AXA Research Fund, providing them with an access and a password to fill in their on-line application, on the AXA Research Fund’s application website.

3.      Review of application by international referees
Selection criteria:
     - Academic excellence of the candidate 
     - Innovative approach and originality of the project
     - Institution’s relationship with the international community 
     - Feasibility of the project and impact of its potential results
     - International mobility (valued but not required)
     - Application should be submitted within the 5 years following the Ph.D/Thesis (valued but not required)

4. The Scientific Board selects the final applications

5.  Communication of results:
    -  The Fund announces the projects selected for funding on the publication of results page    
    - The Fund contacts the selected applicants and the operational contact to start the contracting process with the institution