Hi,

Please see the call for proposals for AXA chairs. The thematic areas are Climate and Environment, Health, and Socionomics and New Technologies. Candidates should be at least PhD +10 years at the time of the application. The AXA Research Fund’s grant can amount up to €1 million and is awarded for a period of 5 years.

The grant is awarded to the hosting institution, ie. the University of Oulu, in this case. Each institution can only send one expression of interest to AXA. In case you are interested in applying or know someone from another university who would be interested, please contact jani.haapakoski@oulu.fi. The DL for the expression of interest is 10.10.

Best wishes,

Jani Haapakoski, PhD

Tutkimusrahoitusasiantuntija|Research Funding Specialist

Tutkimus- ja projektipalvelut|Research and project services

Tel. +358 294 48 3715

jani.haapakoski@oulu.fi

From: AXA Research Fund <axaresearchfund@axa.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 7:07 PM
To: AXA Research Fund <axaresearchfund@axa.com>
Subject: Launch of 2026 AXA Chairs - Call for Projects

Dear Madam, Sir,

The AXA Foundation for Human Progress is delighted to announce that the 2026 AXA Chairs campaign is now open. Detailed information is available at the link here and in the attached Guidelines.

The AXA Chairs program aims to advance the understanding of uncertainty and address global risks, with a focus on health, environment, and socioeconomics. Following the ongoing integration of the AXA Research Fund and the Health Philanthropy Programme of the Mutuelles d’Assurances AXA into the AXA Foundation for Human Progress, the 2026 Chair campaign will feature two project categories for the first time:

1. Global Category, which supports international transdisciplinary research in climate and environment, health, and socioeconomics. 

2. Health in France, which exclusively supports health-related research projects conducted in France by French institutions.

Important Notes:

• Each Host Institution may submit only one candidate per campaign under each category.
• Candidates cannot be submitted for both the Global category and the Health in France category. Submitting the same project under both categories will result in disqualification.
• Expressions of interest will be reviewed by AXA, and the shortlist for full applications will be determined based on the relevance of the proposed topics to the selected project category.

Deadline:
The deadline to submit your Expression of Interest is Friday, October 10^th, 2025, at 4:00 PM CET.

How to Apply:

1. Register or log in to our online portal: https://institution.axa-research.org/
2. Navigate to the “Application” section. Select the appropriate “category” for your project.
3. Complete the Expression of Interest form.
4. Submit your application.

We wish you the very best with your application and look forward to your participation in this campaign.

Best regards,

Science Team of the AXA Foundation for Human Progress

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