Funder AI policy

Can applicants use AI on an application to European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases?

Yes, with disclosure.

ESPID allows AI tools such as chatGPT in grant preparation for its Fellowship Award and Springboard Award. Applicants must acknowledge any AI use in the cover letter, naming the tool and how it was used. The pages give no guidance for reviewers, and they state no penalty for failing to disclose.

www.espid.org (opens in a new tab)Checked against the funder's site

Allowed with disclosure. The funder lets applicants use AI and requires or asks them to say where they used it.

What applicants may do

  • Applicants may use AI tools such as chatGPT in preparing a grant for the Fellowship Award and the Springboard Award. [1][2]

What the funder asks of applicants

  • Applicants must acknowledge any use of AI tools in the cover letter. They must name the tool and say how it was used, for example drafting the background of the proposal. [1][2]

Rules for reviewers

European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases has published no rules for reviewers.

Where this comes from

The funder's own words, from its own pages.

  1. Fellowship Award (opens in a new tab)

    European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases

    The use of AI tools (such as chatGPT) in grant preparation is allowed.
    In your cover letter, please acknowledge any use of artificial intelligence tools (e.g., chatGPT) in the preparation of your grant.
    Include the tool that was used, and the way in which it was used (e.g., we used chatGPT to draft the background of the proposal).
  2. Springboard Award (opens in a new tab)

    European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases

    The use of AI tools (such as chatGPT) in grant preparation is allowed.
    In your cover letter, please acknowledge any use of artificial intelligence tools (e.g., chatGPT) in the preparation of your grant.
    Include the tool that was used, and the way in which it was used (e.g., we used chatGPT to draft the background of the proposal).

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.

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