The AXA Foundation for Human Progress is delighted to announce that the 2026 AXA Chairs campaign is now open. 

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. 

1. 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.