TropMed Sponsored Research Funding Opportunities: this blog is designed to alert TropMed researchers to funding opportunities to support their research. The Research Administration Unit of the Office of Research Services (ORS) is here to help staff members with all application, grant management, and post-grant processes. Please contact Mr. Paul Adams or Mr. Oiko Tacusalme on ext. 1332 for more information, or to express interest in any of these grant opportunities.
Monday, April 24, 2017
AXA RESEARCH FUND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The mission of the AXA Research Fund is to fund academic research dedicated to bettering our understanding of important hazards, risks and threats and our current global societal challenges within four clusters: Life & Health risks, Data & Technological risks, Climate & Environment risks and Finance, Insurance and Regulation Risks.
In 2017 the AXA Research Fund will be offering up to twenty-five (25) Post-Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding researchers. Each grant can be up to one hundred and thirty thousand euros (€130,000) at most and for a duration of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) month period.
The AXA Research Fund Advisory Board wishes to fund academic projects contributing to improve the ability of the Society to better manage global risks. In details, the following topics fall within the scope of priority thematic:
• Improving the Management of Life & Health Risks, and in particular: • Demographics, longevity and aging • Prevention, personalized health and behaviour change • Population health management • Management of chronic & non communicable diseases management and long term care • Efficiency of healthcare systems
• Improving the Management of Data & Technological Risks, and in particular: • Robotics, automation & autonomous vehicles • Artificial intelligence, data science & machine learning • Cyber risk & protection
• Improving the Management of Climate & Environment Risks, and in particular: • Risk modelling of natural hazards & weather events • Urban resilience • Sustainable resource management
• Improving the Management of Finance, Insurance and Regulation Risks, and in particular: • Asset valuation, risk modelling and behavioral finance • Responsible investment strategies & sustainable finance • Geopolitical & country risk • Systemic risk and macro-economic and societal role of insurance
Only research projects with justified relevance to this list will be considered for funding.
• Candidate • 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.
Institutions have until May 15th, 2017 noon (CET time) to request applications slots
Application Guidelines
