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[External Assessor](https://support.surepact.com/external-assessor?hsLang=en) # External Assessor - Conflict of Interest Once the application close date for the funding program has passed, the Funding Body will prepare the submissions for a Conflict of Interest check. Assessors will receive a notification via SurePact to login and perform a Conflict of Interest review of the applicant organisations. **Note:** At this point, Assessors will only be able to view the people identified in the application content, and not the content of the submissions. On login to SurePact, Assessors will see the **Conflict of Interest Declaration** screen with a list of applicant organisations. ![External Assessor COI Review screen](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/External%20Assessor%20COI%20Review%20screen.jpg?width=670&height=140&name=External%20Assessor%20COI%20Review%20screen.jpg) The Assessor must declare all Conflicts of Interest to the Funding Body - via the following steps: 1. View the Organisation Name, Primary Contact name, and Key Personnel identified for the application submission 2. In the Declare column, select either **No Conflict** or **Conflict** based on the following: - **No Conflict** - you do not know any of the shared names for the application submission - **Conflict** - you know at least one of the shared names for the application submission 3. If declaring "No Conflict", no further input is required for this submission 4. If declaring "Conflict", a new window appears for the Assessor's completion: - **Level of COI** - refers to the knowledge the Assessor has of the applying Recipient Organisation and it's contacts/staff according to the following levels - **Actual** - A current relationship or interest that could influence the assessment - **Possible** - A past or future relationship that could influence the assessment - **Perceived** - A connection that could reasonably appear to influence the assessment - **Conflict Details** - specifies the nature of the conflict as accounted by the Assessor: - ![External Assessor Declare conflict of interest](https://support.surepact.com/hs-fs/hubfs/External%20Assessor%20Declare%20conflict%20of%20interest.jpg?width=583&height=596&name=External%20Assessor%20Declare%20conflict%20of%20interest.jpg) 5. Select **Save Declaration** once satisfied with the details provided 6. 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