Funder Data Plan Requirements

Funders expect data plans to cover how data will be collected or created, managed, shared and preserved. Plans should include information on expected / potential difficulties that may arise during a research project, along with causes and possible measures to overcome these difficulties.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have set expectations on the routine management and sharing of research data, known as Common Principles. These common principles provide a framework for the individual Research Council policies on data policy.

The Digital Curation Centre (DCC) provide an overview of the coverage of individual funders' policies for publication and data, and the support that they provide for researchers. Full details are available directly from the individual funders' pages:

Arts and Humanities Research Council: Research Funding Guide (Data Management Plan information on page 51)

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: Data Management Plan Application Guidance

British Heart Foundation: How to apply for a research grant

Cancer Research: Practical guidance for researchers on writing data sharing plans

EPSRC: EPSRC Policy Framework on Research Data

ESRC: ESRC Research Data Policy

European Commission Horizon 2020: Data Management, Guidelines on FAIR Data Management in Horizon 2020

MRC: Data Sharing

NERC: Data Management Plan Guidance, Data Policy

STFC: Data Management Review Guidance

The Royal Society: Research Grants, Data Sharing and Mining

Wellcome Trust: How to complete an outputs management plan