Depends on the program. The funder sets the rule in each program's guidelines, so check the program a PI is applying to.
What the funder asks of applicants
What is off limits
Rules for reviewers
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has published no rules for reviewers.
Where this comes from
The funder's own words, from its own pages.
HutchCAN: Hutch Career Awareness Network (opens in a new tab)
We strongly discourage the use of AI tools to write your responses.
Generative AI should not be used to write your responses on this application.
If you need to use AI tools as part of a reasonable accommodation for a disability, or require other disability accommodations to complete this application, please email hutchadvance@fredhutch.org before you submit it so we can discuss your options
Program for Advancing Career Exploration (opens in a new tab)
We strongly discourage the use of AI tools to write your responses.
Generative AI should not be used to write your responses on this application.
If you need to use AI tools as part of a reasonable accommodation for a disability, or require other disability accommodations to complete this application, please email hutchadvance@fredhutch.org before you submit it so we can discuss your options.
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.