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Quite apart from anything else, there should absolutely be someone asking Hard Questions about the role of the university administration here. If lying on a gra
by NovemberWhiskey 5y ago
Quite apart from anything else, there should absolutely be someone asking Hard Questions about the role of the university administration here. If lying on a grant application is a fraud, then asking someone to lie on a grant application is procuring a fraud etc.
That said, I have to say that if anyone asks me to lie or omit relevant information on a document that I'm sending to the government, my first response to that is going to be "let me check with my lawyer on that".
- fastaguy88 5y agoIt is important to remember that, in general, individual faculty members do not submit grants; the institution (typically through some Office of Sponsored Programs) submit the grants. Ultimately, it is that office that has final say on what is included in the grant and what assurances are made.