APPENDIX B - POTENTIALLY DISQUALIFYING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
A reviewer cannot review a proposal if
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- the reviewer, the reviewer's spouse, minor child, or business partner;
- the organization where the reviewer is employed, has an arrangement for future employment
or is negotiating for employment; or
- the organization where the reviewer is an officer, director, trustee, or partner;
has a financial interest in the outcome of the proposal.
A potential reviewer also may be barred from reviewing a proposal, if it involves
individuals with whom he/she has a personal relationship, such as a close relative, current or
former collaborator, or former thesis student/advisor.
A disqualifying conflict may exist, if a proposal involves an institution or other entity
with which the potential reviewer has a connection. Such potentially disqualifying
connections include:
- a reviewer's recent former employer;
- an organization in which the reviewer is an active participant;
- an institution at which the reviewer is currently enrolled as a student, or at which he/she
serves as a visiting committee member; or
- an entity with which the reviewer has or seeks some other business or financial
relationship (including recent receipt of an honorarium.)
The potentially disqualifying conflicts of interest provisions apply unless a waiver
has been granted. Back to Text
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