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Funder requirements

Templates for data management plans are based on the specific requirements listed in funder policy documents. The DCC maintains these templates, however, researchers should always consult the funder guidelines directly for authoritative information. 

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(if available) Sample plans are provided by a funder, an organisation or a trusted party.
AHRC Data Management Plan (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 15-10-2024 Data Management Plan guidance Requires login Religious studies DMP from Bristol
Language studies DMP from Glasgow
UK and German International Criminal Co-operation example from Robert Gordon University
BBSRC Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 01-10-2024 BBSRC policy on DMPs Requires login TRDF Grant DMP from Cambridge
Drosophila Genetics DMP from Glasgow
Data Management Plan NWO (September 2020) (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) 10-12-2024 NWO Data management protocol NWO Requires login
Data management ZonMw-template 2019 (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window ZonMw (Nederlands) 29-02-2024 ZonMw FAIR data management (2019) Requires login
DCC Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Digital Curation Centre 15-06-2020 Requires login
DFG German Research Association Templates (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window German Research Association DFG 12-11-2024 Requires login
DFG German Research Association Templates - Deutsch (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window German Research Association DFG 12-11-2024 Requires login
DZNE German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window DZNE: German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases 12-11-2024 Requires login
EPSRC Data Management Plan (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 16-05-2019 Policy framework on research data Requires login Synthetic chemistry example from Glasgow
ERC DMP (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window European Research Council (ERC) 20-02-2025 https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/document/file/ERC_info_document-Open_Research_Data_and_Data_Management_Plans.pdf Requires login
ESRC Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 20-01-2023 Research data policy
DMP guidance for ESRC funded researchers
Guidance for peer-reviewers 		Requires login Z-proso DMP from Cambridge
s Adapted Sex Offender Treatment Programs example from Leeds
ETH Zurich (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window ETH Zürich 12-11-2024 https://unlimited.ethz.ch/spaces/DD/pages/194127978/Data+Management+Plan+Instructions+for+ETH+Zurich+Researchers#DataManagementPlanInstructionsforETHZurichResearchers-ETHZurichDMPtemplate Requires login
FORMAS template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window FORMAS 12-12-2024 https://formas.se/soka-finansiering/sa-har-gar-det-till/att-kanna-till-nar-du-skriver-en-ansokan.html Requires login
Forte (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Forte (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare) 10-02-2025 https://forte.se/sok-finansiering/pagaende-bidrag/oppen-tillgang/rekommendationer-for-oppen-tillgang-till-forskningsdata/ Requires login
Health Research Board DMP Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Health Research Board (HRB) Ireland 04-09-2019 Health Research Board
HRB Open Research 		Requires login
Horizon 2020 DMP (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window European Commission 16-05-2019 Guidelines on FAIR data management Requires login ArchAIDE example from York
Analysis of the distribution of the population of Austria by altitude
Correlating LA Museum Visitors to Crimes in LA
Horizon Europe Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window European Commission 04-08-2021 https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-to-participate/reference-documents;programCode=HORIZON Requires login
Luxembourg National Research Fund Data Management Plan (FNR) (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) 15-02-2023 FNR Policy on Research Data Management Requires login
MRC Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Medical Research Council (MRC) 01-10-2024 Data management and sharing
MRC data management plan template guidance 		Requires login Trypanosome Cell Processing example from University of Glasgow
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window National Institutes of Health (NIH) 17-02-2023

Requires login Clinical and/or MRI data from human research participants
Genomic data from human research participants
Genomic data from a non-human source
NERC Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) 22-05-2018 Requires login
NSF - generic (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window National Science Foundation (USA) 18-10-2018 Requires login
Open Data Management Plan (D.2.1.) (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window European University for Well-Being (EUniWell) 17-12-2024 https://www.euniwell.eu/what-we-do/euniwell-research Requires login
Population Research Committee Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Cancer Research UK (CRUK) 18-10-2018 Requires login
Science Europe (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Science Europe 17-02-2021 https://www.scienceeurope.org/ Requires login
SNSF DMP template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Swiss National Science Foundation 12-07-2019
Requires login
Standard CRUK Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Cancer Research UK (CRUK) 18-10-2018 Requires login
STFC Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council) 15-10-2024 Requires login
Swedish Research Council Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Swedish Research Council 06-10-2023 Producing a data management plan Requires login
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships 15-10-2024 https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/future-leaders-fellowships-round-9/ Requires login Local stories of global climate change example from York
VW Foundation: Research Foundation of Volkswagen (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window VW Foundation: Research Foundation of Volkswagen 12-11-2024 Requires login
VW Foundation: Research Foundation of Volkswagen - Deutsch (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window VW Foundation: Research Foundation of Volkswagen 12-11-2024 Requires login
Wellcome Trust Template (new window) Opens in new window (new window) Opens in new window Wellcome Trust 20-01-2023 https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/guidance/how-complete-outputs-management-plan Requires login https://wellcome.org/sites/default/files/outputs-management-plans-examples-2020-09.pdf
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