This insight and signals report extends an earlier report published on the Observatory regarding an announcement from the three federal research funding agencies regarding the development of guidance for the use of generative AI in the development and review of grant applications (originally published here in November, 2024). This guidance has since been finalized and released by the three federal funding agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC), and can be found here. Questions for further consideration are also presented, as are responses from INKE Partners John Willinsky and John Maxwell. In addition to the above, this insights and signals report also shares an example of one hypothetical way the three federal granting councils’ guidance might be adapted to create a working generative AI policy for a journal.

Please see 'Notes' below for any suggested/official citation information added by the author(s) of this work. Otherwise, you can cite the HSS Commons instance of this publication as follows:

• Amell, B., (2026), "Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Development and Review of Research Grant Proposals Now Finalized by Federal Research Funding Agencies", HSSCommons: (DOI: 10.25547/73DP-ED12)

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