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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Video of the Talent Day on Environmental Risks, Second Edition
On November 22, 23 & 24, 2010, twenty AXA Research Fellows were gathered to exchange about Environmental Risks.
March 21st : British Council -Science Po conference on Uncertainty in Decision Making with Denis Duverne !
The British Council in France and the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), in collaboration with the AXA Research Fund are pleased to invite you to attend a public panel discussion: “Scientific uncertainty in decision-making”
How to obtain funding
Institutions and researchers: find out more about our grants.
