25 AXA Research Fund Fellowships for International Students-2017

Posted by data tz on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 0

In 2017 the AXA Research Fund will be proposing up to 25 Post-Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding researchers. Students can be awarded a grant for up to €130,000 for an 18 to 24 month period. The research project must fall within the scope of the AXA Research Fund’s overall mission, that is, to fund basic science dedicated to developing a better understanding of global risks.

Application Deadline: 31 May 2017

Programmes Offered:
The research project must fall within the scope of the AXA Research Fund’s overall mission, that is, to fund basic science dedicated to developing a better understanding of global risks.

Course Level:
Fellowships are available for Postdoctoral programme.

Eligibility:
The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

• Only candidates without a permanent academic position are eligible.
• The applicant must have been awarded his/her first PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) before the beginning of the Post-Doctoral grant and within the 3 years preceding the deadline for the submission of their research proposal.
• The eligibility period may be extended up to 6 years in the event of documented career breaks. Eligible career breaks may in particular include:

• Maternity / Paternity leave: For maternity and paternity leave, the effective elapsed time since the award of the first PhD will be considered reduced by 6 months for each child born after the PhD award.
• Long-term illness, clinical qualification or national service. The effective elapsed time since the award of the first PhD will be considered reduced by the documented amount of leave taken for each event that occurred after the PhD award. If relevant, documentation regarding career breaks should be annexed at the end of the application.
• For candidates presented by institutions located in non-focus countries, past, present or planned international mobility is mandatory.

Benefit:
Each grant can be up to one hundred and thirty thousand euros (€130,000) at most and for duration of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) month period

Number of Awards:
Not mentioned

Application Procedure:
The mode of application is online.

Further Details:
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