CONFLICT OF INTERESTS STATEMENT FOR IAI PROPOSAL REVIEWERS

The document outlines the ethical obligations of IAI proposal reviewers, specifically regarding the non-disclosure of confidential information and the identification of biasing affiliations or relationships. It provides detailed criteria for what constitutes a conflict of interest—including institutional ties, professional partnerships, and family relationships—and requires reviewers to certify their impartiality.

• Reviewers are prohibited from using non-public information gained during the review process for personal benefit or for the benefit of others, and they must not disclose or copy material from the proposals they review.
• Conflicts of interest regarding institutional affiliations include current employment as a professor or consultant, being considered for employment, ownership of the institution's securities, or having received an honorarium or award from the institution within the previous 12 months.
• Personal and professional relationships that constitute conflicts include family or marriage ties with a principal investigator, business partnerships, employment at the same institution within the last 12 months, or collaboration on a project or publication within the last 48 months.
• The interests of a reviewer's spouse, minor children, legal partners, or relatives living in the immediate household are treated as the reviewer's own interests regarding institutional and personal conflicts.
• IAI policy is to keep reviewer identities confidential, though verbatim copies of reviews may be sent to principal investigators with the reviewer's name, signature, and affiliation removed.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). CONFLICT OF INTERESTS STATEMENT FOR IAI PROPOSAL REVIEWERS. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Form-Conf-EN.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. CONFLICT OF INTERESTS STATEMENT FOR IAI PROPOSAL REVIEWERS. n.d. https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Form-Conf-EN.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=CONFLICT OF INTERESTS STATEMENT FOR IAI PROPOSAL REVIEWERS |url=https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Form-Conf-EN.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndconflict, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{CONFLICT OF INTERESTS STATEMENT FOR IAI PROPOSAL REVIEWERS}}, publisher = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/Form-Conf-EN.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }