Funder policies and RDM resources

NOAM funding agencies

Canada Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy; March 2023  

Policy notice & documents

• Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management opens in new tab/window

• Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• The Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) opens in new tab/window

US OSTP Public Access Policy Memos; Directs US Federal funding agencies to establish (or revise) data sharing policies; February 2013 and August 2022  

Policy notice & documents

• OSTP Public Access Memo; 2022 opens in new tab/window

• OSTP Public Access Memo; 2013 opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories opens in new tab/window

NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy (DMSP) - January 2023   NIH Institute and Center Data Sharing Policies - Table created 2023 ; NIH Other Sharing Policies - Page created 2023  

Policy notice & documents

• Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing opens in new tab/window

• NIH Institute and Center Data Sharing Policies opens in new tab/window

• Other Sharing Policies opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative opens in new tab/window

• Selecting a Data Repository opens in new tab/window

• Supplemental Information to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing: Selecting a Repository for Data Resulting from NIH-Supported Research opens in new tab/window

• Generalist Repositories opens in new tab/window

• About NIH-Supported Data Sharing Resources opens in new tab/window

• NIH-Supported Data Sharing Resources opens in new tab/window

• NIH Institute and Center Data Sharing Policies opens in new tab/window

NSF Data Sharing Policy; March 2022 and June 2023  

Policy notice & documents

• NSF Public Access Plan 2.0 opens in new tab/window

• Effective Practices for Making Research Data Discoverable and Citable (Data Sharing) opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• re3data.org opens in new tab/window

• Webinars to help inform public access implementation opens in new tab/window

NASA Scientific Information Policy for the Science Mission Directorate (SPD-41a); September 2022, implementation in February 2023  

Policy implementation guidance

• Biological and Physical Sciences Open Data opens in new tab/window

NIST Order 5702.00 Preservation and Maintenance of Published Research Data*; November 2017  

Policy notice & documents

• Preservation and Maintenance of Published Research Data  opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• ESDS Program: Open Data, Services, and Software Policies opens in new tab/window

• Biological and Physical Sciences Open Data opens in new tab/window

DOE Policy for Digital Research Data Management & DOE Office of Science Statement on Digital Data Management*; January 2022  

Policy notice & documents

• DOE Policy for Digital Research Data Management opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Statement on Digital Data Management opens in new tab/window

USDA Directive on Public Access to Scholarly Digital Scientific Research Data DR 1020-006*; July 20, 2022  

Policy notice & documents

• Public Access to Scholarly Publications and Digital Scientific Research Data opens in new tab/window

*May be updated in forthcoming revised agency public access policy pursuant to 2022 OSTP Public Access Policy Memo

LATAM funding agencies

FAPESP, The São Paulo Research Foundation; October 2017 

Policy notice & documents

• Gestão de Dados opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Diretrizes para Planos de Gestão de Dados (PGD) para Propostas de Centros opens in new tab/window

• DMPTool: Create Data Management Plans that meet requirements and promote your research opens in new tab/window

• DMPonline: Plan to make data work for you opens in new tab/window

• Documentos e páginas de interesse - Planos de Gestão de Dados opens in new tab/window

EU funding agencies

EC Open Research Europe Open Data, Software and Code Guidelines; May 2022  

Policy notice & documents

• Open Data, Software and Code Guidelines opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Approved repositories opens in new tab/window

VR, Swedish Research Council; May 2019 

Policy notice & documents

• Open access to research data opens in new tab/window

• The way towards open access to research data opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Learn more about open access to research data opens in new tab/window

• Data management plan template opens in new tab/window

• The way towards open access to research data opens in new tab/window

• SND: Funding application opens in new tab/window

• DCC: National development in Sweden for Data Management Plan opens in new tab/window

DFG, German Research Foundation; December 2021 

Policy notice & documents

• Handling of Research Data opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Checklist for planning and description of handling of research data in research projects  opens in new tab/window

• re3data.org opens in new tab/window

• Press release: DFG supports plans for legislation on research data opens in new tab/window

UK funding agencies

Policy notice & documents

• Publishing your research findings opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Guidance on best practice in the management of research data opens in new tab/window

• Open research opens in new tab/window

• Supporting research data management costs through grant funding opens in new tab/window

AHRC; Aug 2021, July 2023 

Policy notice & documents

• AHRC research funding guide opens in new tab/window

BBSRC Data Sharing Policy; March 2017, Bioscience leaflet 2021 

Policy notice & documents

• BBSRC data sharing policy opens in new tab/window

• Data sharing in the biosciences opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• BBSRC data sharing policy FAQ opens in new tab/window

EPSRC Policy Framework on Research Data; May 2011 

Policy notice & documents

• Policy framework on research data opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Expectations opens in new tab/window

• Principles of EPSRC research data policy framework opens in new tab/window

• Scope and benefits opens in new tab/window

• Exploitation of research results and collaborative research opens in new tab/window

• Responsibility for costs opens in new tab/window

ESRC; May 2018 

Policy notice & documents

• ESRC research data policy opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• ESRC data citation: what you need to know opens in new tab/window

• Publishing your research findings opens in new tab/window

MRC; Sept 2016, January 2017, January 2020 

Policy notice & documents

• MRC data sharing policy opens in new tab/window

• Data management and sharing opens in new tab/window

• MRC guidance on sharing research data from population and patient studies opens in new tab/window

• Open research data: clinical trials and public health interventions opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Good research practice policies and guidance opens in new tab/window

NERC; December 2019 and March 2022 

Policy notice & documents

• NERC data policy opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• NERC Data Policy - Guidance Notes opens in new tab/window

• Facilities and resources opens in new tab/window

STFC; August 2021 

Policy notice & documents

• Data management plan opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• DCC: Because good research needs good data opens in new tab/window

APAC funding agencies

NHMRC/ARC/Universities Australia Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, 2018 (2018 Code; ISBN  9781864960136); 2018  

Policy notice & documents

• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, 2018 opens in new tab/window

Policy implementation guidance

• Management of Data and Information in Research opens in new tab/window