Acknowledges institutional Data Managementplan Templates (DMP)

Many research institutes have an institutional DMP-template that, in addition to general DMP components, also refers to specific institutional facilities, guidelines or regulations. Using these templates, helps researchers to plan their datamanagement in accordance with the local situation at their institute. To prevent that researchers must write multiple DMPs, ZonMw makes agreements with universities, universities of applied science, university medical centres and other institutions about the acknowledgement of their institutional DMP-templates. Once this is done, project leaders may use these for writing the DMP for their ZonMw-funded project.  

For the recognition of an institutional DMP-template, ZonMw consults with the institute's research support and advice department on data management. Criteria to be taken into account are:

• The DMP-template must be suitable for covering all basic elements of a DMP, as stated in the Science Europe 'core requirements' for DMPs (Practical Guide to the International Alignment of Research Data Management).
• The DMP template must be suitable to deliver data and other sources that are used in the project as specified in the Instructions to report on FAIR data management using key items.
• If your institute does not have a recognised DMP template then you can use the DMP-template of ZonMw. You can find that at DMP online. Ensure that the most recent version of the DMP template is used.

The institute's research support and advice department on data management must be prepared to support researchers to write a DMP of good quality.

If the DMP-template is not on the list, you can submit a request for acknowledgement to openscience@zonmw.nl.

Read more about ‘What does ZonMw do with the DMP?’ in Instructions on FAIR data management for project leaders.