In short
The Community Foundation of Henderson County permits applicants to use AI tools for grant and scholarship applications. Applicants stay fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of everything they submit. An application may ask whether and where AI was used. The answer has no weight in the committee's decision. It lets applicants explain how they used AI, which the funder says builds transparency and trust. Local volunteer reviewers do not use AI to evaluate applications.
Permits AI. Applicants may use AI and stay responsible for what they submit.
For applicants
- The foundation allows AI tools to support grant or scholarship applications. Applicants remain fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of all submitted content. [1]
- An application may ask applicants to say whether and where they used AI. The answer carries no weight in the committee's decision. It gives applicants a chance to explain how they used AI, in order to build transparency and trust. [1]
For reviewers
- Teams of local volunteers review grant and scholarship applications. These reviewers do not use AI in their evaluation. The foundation says reviewers often find no substitute for personal and authentic responses and perspectives in applications. [1]
Sources
AI Usage Statement - CF Henderson County (opens in a new tab)
The Community Foundation of Henderson County is committed to equity, integrity, and transparency in its grantmaking, and understands that applicants may choose to use AI tools to support their grant or scholarship applications. We welcome the use of these and other tools, as long as the applicant remains fully responsible for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of all submitted content.
In your application, you may be asked to identify whether and where you utilized AI in your submission. The answer will not have any weight on the decision of the committee , but will allow you to explain in what aspect you used AI technology in an effort to build transparency and trust.
Our grant and scholarship applications are reviewed by teams of local volunteers. These reviewers do not use AI in their evaluation process. Often times these reviewers find there is no substitute for personal and authentic responses and perspectives in applications.
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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.