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[AXA](https://axa-research.org)

April 2027 (Registration) | April 2027 (Expression of Interest) | May 2027 (Full application) | September 2027 (Rebuttal)

Up to €1.5 million over 5 years

AXA Chairs fund senior researchers to lead transdisciplinary networks addressing risks to health, societies, and the planet.

Only registered academic institutions or public research organizations may host a Chair and submit an Expression of Interest.

--- ## Description The AXA Foundation for Human Progress funds five-year Chairs led by senior researchers at a single host institution. Each Chair supports a coherent research program and a network of academic and non-academic partners. The Chairholder coordinates research that integrates disciplines and involves societal partners in designing, producing, and implementing its work. The program seeks both scientific excellence and practical impact, including changes to policy or practice, tools, pilot interventions, and capacity-building. Its two categories cover major risks to health and well-being, societies, and the planet, or focus specifically on health in France. AXA aims for the collaborations built through each Chair to continue beyond the grant. --- ## Due Dates The program runs annually. The following deadlines are anticipated: - April 2027 — Registration deadline (anticipated) - April 2027 — Expression of Interest deadline (anticipated) - May 2027 — Full application submission deadline (anticipated; shortlisted candidates only) - September 2027 — Rebuttal deadline (anticipated) *All dates are projected based on the annual cycle; check the program page for updates.* --- ## Funding Amount Each Chair provides up to €1.5 million over five years, paid in yearly installments. Host institutions are expected to contribute studentships, postdoctoral support, and material resources related to the program, and to describe that support in the application. AXA recommends allocating roughly 25–30% of the budget to stakeholder engagement, facilitation, partner compensation, and communication; this is not a fixed requirement. The grant supports costs directly connected to the research program, including the Chairholder, research staff, scientific resources, network coordination, and engagement activities. It cannot cover general administrative or infrastructural expenses. --- ## Eligibility Eligible applicants must: - Be an academic institution or public research organization registered in AXA’s database. - Submit through one host institution, which is AXA’s sole contractual counterpart. - Nominate a Chairholder whose PhD was awarded at least 10 years before application. - Ensure the Chairholder holds a full-time academic position at the host for all five years. - Integrate at least two disciplines (one social sciences, humanities, or economics; one natural sciences, engineering, or technology). - Formally involve at least one non-academic partner in research co-design and co-implementation. Additional requirements: - Only one candidate may be submitted by a host institution per campaign. - Private for-profit companies cannot be project partners; associations, NGOs, hospitals, and governmental bodies cannot host. - Rejected candidates or research programs cannot be resubmitted by the institution in the following campaign. - Programs must be academic research, not company-driven R&D for proprietary commercial products. Funding categories: - **Global Category:** International networks addressing risks to health and well-being, societies, and/or the planet, with clear international collaboration. - **Health in France Category:** French academic or public research hosts studying health risks, with work implemented primarily in France. The Chairholder should demonstrate academic excellence, international recognition, transdisciplinary research leadership, and engagement with non-academic stakeholders. A candidate not yet employed full-time by the host may be nominated if the institution commits to creating the position upon award. Projects that put community or civil society partners at significant physical, legal, or political risk are ineligible. --- ## Application Process - **Submission:** The host institution’s Operational Contact submits an English-language Expression of Interest through the [AXA application platform](https://institution.axa-research.org/). - **Expression of Interest:** Provide candidate details, a research description of up to 3,000 characters, and a Chairholder CV of up to three pages with a link to a detailed CV. - **Full application:** Shortlisted candidates submit the research program, engagement and governance plans, data and knowledge sharing plan, justified budget, CV, and publication lists. - **Supporting letters:** Include the Chairholder’s letter of intent, host-president or rector and main non-academic collaborator support letters, and two peer recommendations (one academic and one non-academic). - **Review:** External peer review is followed by a mandatory rebuttal and, for shortlisted candidates, an online Scientific Committee Q&A. - **Evaluation:** Review considers originality, disciplinary integration, stakeholder co-production, network durability, feasibility, societal impact, and Chairholder leadership. --- ## Additional Information The full application also requires lists of 20 publications each for the Chairholder and host laboratory. At equal levels of excellence and transformative potential, AXA prioritizes a justified move from another institution. The Scientific Committee recommends awards to the Foundation’s Board, which makes final decisions. Selected institutions and Chairholders must accept an offer in writing within two weeks; the Chairholder is expected to take the position within six months of the offer. --- ## External Links - [AXA Chairs program and application platform](https://institution.axa-research.org/) - [AXA Chair guidelines](https://institution.axa-research.org/guidelines.pdf) - [Institutional registration](https://institution.axa-research.org/account-registration/) --- ## Contact Information | Contact | Email | Phone | Webpage | |---|---|---|---| | AXA Chairs team | [axachairs@axa.com](mailto:axachairs@axa.com) | | [Application platform](https://institution.axa-research.org/) |75:Te4e,## Grant Eligibility Requirements ### Organization Type - Only academic institutions (universities/higher education institutions listed in the World Higher Education Database, WHED) and public research organizations (e.g., national research institutes, centres) may act as host institutions. - The following are not eligible as host institutions: associations, foundations, NGOs, private companies, governmental bodies, hospitals, independent research centers, museums, and other cultural institutions. Financing organizations and faculties/departments within an institution are also not eligible — only the institution's headquarters qualifies as host. - Non-academic organizations (public authorities, municipalities, NGOs, community organizations, public hospitals, professional associations) may join only as project partners; they cannot be the host institution. - Private for-profit companies cannot be formal project partners or receive grant funding (informal consultation only). - Only organizations may apply — individual researchers cannot apply directly; the Expression of Interest must be submitted by the host institution's designated Operational Contact. ### Career Stage - The Chairholder must hold (or the institution must commit to create for them) a full-time academic position at the host institution for the full 5-year duration of the Chair. ### Degree Requirements - The Chairholder's PhD must have been awarded at least 10 years before the application deadline. ### Geographic/Institutional - **Health in France Category:** the host must be a French academic institution or public research organization, and the work must be implemented primarily in France (international partners may be involved). - **Global Category:** proposals must demonstrate clear international collaboration (e.g., partners, data, or impact across multiple countries). ### Prior Funding / Proposal Limits - Each host institution may submit only one AXA Chair application per campaign as lead institution. - An institution may host multiple AXA Chairs, but not within the same department or laboratory. - If a candidate or research program is rejected, the institution may not resubmit the same candidate or research program/network in a following campaign. ### Other Eligibility Requirements - Applications must be submitted through a single host institution, which is AXA's sole contractual counterpart; all contractual and financial flows go through that institution (co-hosting is possible only at the project-governance level). - The host institution must be registered in the AXA Foundation's online database. - Host institutions are expected to co-fund the Chair through studentships, postdoctoral support, and material resources related to the research program (cost sharing). - Projects must be academic research, not company-driven R&D aimed at proprietary commercial products. - The research program must integrate at least two academic disciplines, including at least one from social sciences/humanities/economics and at least one from natural sciences/engineering/technology. - At least one non-academic partner must be formally involved as a co-design and co-implementation partner. - Projects that could put community or civil society partners at significant physical, legal, or political risk (e.g., in highly contentious or repressive contexts) are ineligible. - Projects must comply with AXA's ethics/compliance rules; disqualifying factors include research with direct military use, gain-of-function work, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, research violating national regulations, and research supporting political activity.76:Te89,Funder: AXA Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Registration) | April 2027 (Expression of Interest) | May 2027 (Full application) | September 2027 (Rebuttal) Funding Amounts: Up to €1.5 million over 5 years Summary: AXA Chairs fund senior researchers to lead transdisciplinary networks addressing risks to health, societies, and the planet. Key Information: Only registered academic institutions or public research organizations may host a Chair and submit an Expression of Interest. --- ## Description The AXA Foundation for Human Progress funds five-year Chairs led by senior researchers at a single host institution. Each Chair supports a coherent research program and a network of academic and non-academic partners. The Chairholder coordinates research that integrates disciplines and involves societal partners in designing, producing, and implementing its work. The program seeks both scientific excellence and practical impact, including changes to policy or practice, tools, pilot interventions, and capacity-building. Its two categories cover major risks to health and well-being, societies, and the planet, or focus specifically on health in France. AXA aims for the collaborations built through each Chair to continue beyond the grant. --- --- ## Funding Amount Each Chair provides up to €1.5 million over five years, paid in yearly installments. AXA recommends allocating roughly 25–30% of the budget to stakeholder engagement, facilitation, partner compensation, and communication; this is not a fixed requirement. The grant supports costs directly connected to the research program, including the Chairholder, research staff, scientific resources, network coordination, and engagement activities. It cannot cover general administrative or infrastructural expenses. --- ## Eligibility - Nominate a Chairholder whose PhD was awarded at least 10 years before application. - Ensure the Chairholder holds a full-time academic position at the host for all five years. - Integrate at least two disciplines (one social sciences, humanities, or economics; one natural sciences, engineering, or technology). - Formally involve at least one non-academic partner in research co-design and co-implementation. Additional requirements: - A candidate not yet employed full-time by the host may be nominated if the institution commits to creating the position upon award. - Projects that put community or civil society partners at significant physical, legal, or political risk are ineligible. Funding categories: - **Global Category:** International networks addressing risks to health and well-being, societies, and/or the planet, with clear international collaboration. - **Health in France Category:** French academic or public research hosts studying health risks, with work implemented primarily in France. The Chairholder should demonstrate academic excellence, international recognition, transdisciplinary research leadership, and engagement with non-academic stakeholders. A candidate not yet employed full-time by the host may be nominated if the institution commits to creating the position upon award. --- ## Application Process - **Review:** External peer review is followed by a mandatory rebuttal and, for shortlisted candidates, an online Scientific Committee Q&A. - **Evaluation:** Review considers originality, disciplinary integration, stakeholder co-production, network durability, feasibility, societal impact, and Chairholder leadership. --- ## Additional Information At equal levels of excellence and transformative potential, AXA prioritizes a justified move from another institution. 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