John Templeton Foundation AI policy
Reviewer rules onlyChecked November 9, 2026
In short
The John Templeton Foundation has not published a rule on whether applicants may use AI to write proposals. Its privacy policy says it may process applicants' personal information with automated technologies, including AI, for purposes that include reviewing and evaluating funding applications, and may use that information to train those tools. It says it does not make significant decisions based solely on automated processing.
For reviewers
- JTF may use automated technologies, including AI, to process personal information for purposes that include reviewing, evaluating, and deciding whether to approve funding applications.[1]
- JTF may use the personal information it collects to train the automated technologies it uses for those purposes.[1]
- JTF says it does not make decisions with legal or similarly significant effects based solely on automated processing of personal information.[1]
Sources
- [1]Privacy Policy (effective April 27, 2026)
John Templeton Foundation, April 27, 2026
“To review, evaluate, and decide whether to approve funding applications, including grant and donation proposals”
“Please note that we may also use and process the personally identifiable information we collect via use of automated technologies, including artificial intelligence, for the purposes listed above.”
“To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may also use personal information we collect to train automated technologies we use for the above purposes.”
“However, we do not engage in automated processing of personally identifiable information to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects solely based on automated processing.”
This page summarizes published guidance and is not legal advice. Policies change, and a specific solicitation can add its own rules, so confirm against the funding announcement before you apply. See every funder's AI policy.