NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
CLOSEOUT MEMORANDUM
Case Number: A13020017 Page 1 of 1
We assessed an allegation that a proposal reviewer 1 may have had an undisclosed conflict
of interest. We examined the proposal 2 and its review, and multiple other resources to determine
if a research collaboration was in place at the time of proposal submission or review that would
have generated a conflict. We uncovered no evidence of such prior collaboration. A research
collaboration put in place after proposal review would not be in violation of NSF regulations.
Accordingly, this case is closed.
NSF OIG Fonn 2 (11/02)
COI (Non-NSF)
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 2013-03-10.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)