Your Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMSP) must be specific to your project! Proposal reviewers will compare the data that you plan to collect in your research plan and see if you have described how each of those data types will be managed in your DMSP. There should be a one-to-one correlation.
General Guidelines
A data management plan describes the data that will be authored and how the data will be managed and made accessible throughout its lifetime. The contents of the data management plan should include:
- the types of data to be authored;
- the standards that would be applied, for example format and metadata content;
- provisions for archiving and preservation;
- access policies and provisions; and
- plans for eventual transition or termination of the data collection in the long-term future.
A tool that can help guide you as you create a plan is the Data Management Tool. You pick Ohio State and get in that way. Click on “Create New DMP” from the tabs and then Select Template – pick the program you are submitting to – then Next. On the next screen you’ll see the guiding questions you need to answer as you start to create your plan.
Ohio State University Research Data Librarian – Kelsey Badger
Kelsey leads the development of a programmatic approach to research data services for Libraries. She will also provide support and education for students and faculty on the use of secondary data and will assist researchers with data management plans. She works with stakeholders and researchers across campus and the larger scholarly community to facilitate research data discovery, use and stewardship. Contact her via email or at 614-247-6580.
NIH Requirements and Resources
As of January 25, 2023, a new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy is in effect. You must use FORMS-H forms for NIH grant proposals after this date. See Writing a DMS Plan for the details on what to include in a DMS. Note that any costs to support data management and sharing should be accounted for in either the R&R Detailed Budget Form or the PHS 398 Modular Budget Form along with a brief justification of those costs. In addition, “data” personnel effort has to be separated out from other effort and has its own section on the budget. See Budgeting for DMS and the Application Instructions for details.
Many of the costs associated with data management and sharing might be free through OSU such as Qualtrics, RedCap, and cloud services. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are supported through Ohio State to house S2, S3, and S4 level data. If you are interested in using one of these services, first contact the EHE Security Coordinator, Vincent Cefaratti.
The OSU Research Commons has created an overview page of the NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy with links to Ohio State University resources.
Sample DMS Plan: R01 Data Management and Sharing Plan
NSF Requirements and Resources
Plans for Data Management and Sharing of the Products of Research
Proposals must include a document of no more than two pages uploaded under “Data Management Plan” in the supplementary documentation section of Research.gov. This supplementary document should describe how the proposal will conform to NSF policy on the dissemination and sharing of research results.
Many of the data management services might be free through OSU (Qualtrics, RedCap, cloud services).
Ohio State Data Cloud Registries
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure are supported through Ohio State to house S2, S3, and S4 level data. If you are interested in using one of these services, first contact the EHE Security Coordinator, Vincent Cefaratti.
NSF Data Management Plan Requirements Video, Jean Feldman, Director, Policy Office, Office of Budget, Finance & Award Management, NSF
Dissemination and Sharing of Research Results — Includes NSF Data Sharing Policy and Specific Requirements for Each Directorate
