Schmidt Sciences AI policy
Reviewer rules onlyChecked November 9, 2026
In short
Schmidt Sciences has not published rules on whether applicants may use AI to prepare proposals. Its AI Use and Guidance statement says Schmidt Sciences and its reviewers will not upload confidential proposals to public AI tools that may retain or train on them, and that Schmidt Sciences may use enterprise-grade, privacy-preserving AI tools to help administer and evaluate proposals.
For reviewers
- Schmidt Sciences and its reviewers will not upload confidential proposals, applications, review materials, or related information to publicly available tools that may retain the information, train on it, or disclose it to third parties.[1]
- Schmidt Sciences may use enterprise-grade, privacy-preserving AI tools to support the administration, analysis, and evaluation of proposals. These tools must have safeguards, including commitments that submitted content will not be used to train external models or shared outside authorized Schmidt Sciences processes.[1]
Sources
- [1]Schmidt Sciences AI Use and Guidance
Schmidt Sciences, September 2, 2026
“Schmidt Sciences and its reviewers will not upload confidential proposals, applications, review materials, or related information to publicly available tools that may retain submitted information, use it to train or improve their models, or otherwise disclose it to third parties.”
“Because we review thousands of proposals each year, Schmidt Sciences may use enterprise-grade, privacy-preserving AI tools to support the administration, analysis, and evaluation of proposals and applications.”
“Such tools must operate under appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational safeguards, including commitments that submitted content will not be used to train external models or shared outside authorized Schmidt Sciences processes.”
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