In short
Activate allows Fellowship applicants to use AI tools for drafting, editing, or brainstorming. The concepts must be the applicants' own, and applicants must be able to speak fluently about everything they submit. Technical reviewers may not use AI to write reviews or paste applicant materials into public AI tools. Activate uses enterprise AI for research and summarization. Humans make all selection decisions.
Limits AI. Applicants may use AI for some tasks, and the funder restricts how much of an application AI may write.
For applicants
- Applicants may use AI tools to help draft, edit, or brainstorm. All concepts presented must be their original content. Applicants may not use AI to produce answers they cannot defend. They must be able to speak fluently and specifically about everything they submit. [2]
For reviewers
- Technical reviewers may use AI tools to get up to date on recent scientific and commercial developments. They may also use them to help confirm or disprove technical differentiation or market viability. Reviewers may not use AI to generate their review or scoring rationale. [1]
- Technical reviewers may not paste applicant materials into public or consumer AI tools. Applications may contain confidential IP and must be treated accordingly. [1]
- Activate uses enterprise-grade AI tools to support the review process, including research and summarization. AI does not select applicants. The selection team decides who advances, based on human judgment. [2]
Sources
Technical Reviewer Registration (opens in a new tab)
Use AI tools for getting an update on recent scientific and commercial developments, and to help confirm or disprove technical differentiation or market viability — but do not generate your review or scoring rationale with AI.
Do not paste applicant materials into public/consumer AI tools. Applications may contain confidential IP; treat them accordingly.
Activate Fellowship FAQ (opens in a new tab)
You may use AI tools to help draft, edit, or brainstorm. However all of the concepts presented must be your original content. You may not use AI to generate answers to questions you can't defend, and you must be able to speak fluently and specifically about everything you submit.
We use enterprise-grade AI tools to support the review process, including research and summarization. AI does not select applicants. Every decision about who advances is made by our selection team, based on human judgment.
This page summarizes what the funder has published and is not legal advice. Policies change, and one solicitation can add its own rules. Confirm against the funding announcement before you apply.