PhD Fellowships
The Fund wishes to uphold the emergence of the world's scientific leaders from the very beginning of their carrier. That is why, each year, the fund awards some 30 doctoral fellowships and some 30 Post-doctoral fellowships, along with CIFRE contracts.
2010 campaign
IMPORTANT : The AXA Research Fund's doctoral grants campaign has been closed since April 27.
The results for this campaign are available here.
Read the Modus Operandi - doctoral grants.
Focus on Amaya Fuenzalida, AXA PhD Fellow
Amaya Fuenzalida is holding a doctoral grant of the AXA Research Fund. Her research work focuses on seismic and tsunami risk in Northern Chile.
Click here to see an extract of Echo's magazine talking about her.
AXA's "CIFRE" fellowships
The AXA Research Fund awards about ten "CIFRE" grants annually. They are aimed at students who have obtained a Master's degree and wish to do a Ph.D. within AXA, splitting their time between the firm and their research laboratory.
How is a "CIFRE" Ph.D. organized? What are the selection criteria and processes within AXA? For more information, please read the document entitled "CIFRE grants : modus operandi".
How to apply
Should you wish to submit a doctoral fellowship, please read the Modus Operandi. Click HERE.