LibGuides: Research Data Management: Data Management Plans

Data Management Plans

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Please note that individual Alfred P. Sloan Foundation programs may have more specific guidelines or policies, which are available from the relevant Program Director.
Digital Curation Centre (DCC) template Give a brief description of the data, including any existing data or third-party sources that will be used, in each case noting its content, type and coverage. Outline and justify your choice of format and consider the implications of data format and data volumes in terms of storage, backup and access.
European Research Council (ERC) template The following sections should describe how you plan to make the project data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).
Medical Research Council (MRC) template Types of research data to be managed in the following terms: quantitative, qualitative; generated from surveys, clinical measurements, interviews, medical records, electronic health records, administrative records, genotypic data, images, tissue samples
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) template Describe the types of environmental data and information created during the course of the project
National Research Foundation (NRF) template
National Science Foundation- Biological Sciences (NSF-Bio)
National Endowment for Humanities (NEH)-Office of Digital Humanities The Data Management Plan should outline the rights and obligations of all parties with respect to their roles and responsibilities in the management and retention of research data. It should also consider changes to roles and responsibilities that will occur should a project director or co-project director leave the institution or project.
National Institute of Health (NIH) template The precise content of the data-sharing plan will vary, depending on the data being collected and how the investigator is planning to share the data

Development for the Digital Humanities Providing the intellectual and strategic scaffolding to aid DH researchers successfully complete their research endeavors
Wellcome Trust DMP These guidelines provide an overview of things to consider as you develop your outputs management plan, in line with our policy on data, software and materials management and sharing and our policy on intellectual property.

Data Management Planning Tools

The DMPTool helps researchers to create data management plans

The PARTHENOS Data Management Plan (DMP) Tool - for Science, Humanities and Social Sciences

The UK Data Service - useful tools and resources

Research Data Management: Data Management Plans

Data Management Plans (DMPs)

Data Management Plans

Data Management Planning Tools