Check Conflicts (Recruitment Phase)

Reviewers must report to the scientific review officer any conflicts of interest they may have with key personnel on any grant application at a review meeting. Reviewers can check conflicts electronically during the Recruitment Phase in IAR or report any conflict directly to the scientific review officer (SRO). Note that Recruitment Phase is optional and held at the discretion of the SRO.

Basic Tasks (step-by-step instructions and screenshots)*

• How to identify and check conflicts

* You must be logged into IAR via eRA Commons with appropriate role(s) to complete these activities. 

Main Screenshots

Figure 1: The link to the Check Conflicts accessed from the three-dot ellipses icon on the List of Meetings screen in IAR

Figure 2: The Check Conflicts screen in IAR

Figure 3: The Check Conflicts screen with abstracts for the applications

Resources

Help Topic

• Recruitment Phase 

Policy Links

• Policy for Managing COI in Initial Peer Review of NIH Grants