Allowed with disclosure. The funder lets applicants use AI and requires or asks them to say where they used it.
What applicants may do
What the funder asks of applicants
What is off limits
If an applicant breaks the rule
Rules for reviewers
Department of Energy Office of Science has published no rules for reviewers.
Where this comes from
The funder's own words, from its own pages.
Q. Can I use AI when preparing my application?
applicants must disclose the use of any AI tools in applications, unless the tools were used solely for editing an original draft.
Submission of a Project Narrative that is not the work of the proposed researchers, including machine-generated Project Narratives, may constitute academic dishonesty or research misconduct.
DE-FOA-0003614 (Energy Frontier Research Centers) (opens in a new tab)
Submission of a Project Narrative that is not the work of the proposed researchers, including machinegenerated Project Narratives, may constitute academic dishonesty or research misconduct.
SC will apply a “fair-use” concept regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence to support investigators’ efforts in presenting their intellectual work in an application.
applicants must disclose the use of any artificial intelligence tools in applications, unless
DE-FOA-0003515 (Amendment 000002) (opens in a new tab)
submission of the same or substantially similar narratives attributed to different researchers may
SC will apply a “fair-use” concept regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence to
This is a reading of what the funder has published, and it is not legal advice. A solicitation can set its own rule, so read the funding announcement before a PI applies.