Data Management Plan Database

A Data Management Plan (DMP) describes how you will manage, store, secure, document, and share research data. DMPs can vary broadly across disciplines, methodologies, and data types. DMPs are a growing requirement for grants, and can also guide data practices for individuals and teams. DMP Assistant is a free webtool that guides you through drafting your DMP and the easiest way to start building a DMP.

Our database gathers examples from across the world including DMPs from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Qualitative DMP Competition, DataOne, Digital Curation Centre, Liber, the Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance, and UC San Diego Research Data Curation into one searchable, open-access platform.

Download the amalgamated dataset: https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/SDITUG

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IRF3 and macrophage polarization during experimental periodontitis

Original Source

University of Nebraska Medical Center; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This DMP aims to collect wet-lab cellular data obtained from microscopy, blots, etc. in order to evaluate the role of various immune mediators in periodontitis.

Mixed Methods Research Example - Funding Application Stage (2024)

Original Source

University of Alberta; Digital Research Alliance of Canada

This is a DMP example for a fictional research study that will use a mixed-methods approach to collect participant data from interviews, surveys, and focus groups. This example uses the new Alliance Simplified Template (Funding Application Stage) which focuses on 5 questions that are helpful for a DMP that meets new Tri-Agency requirements.

OPTIMISE Data Management Plan

Original Source

Monash University; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This large-scale project aims to generate an integrated model of primary healthcare for refugee clients in Australia. Their DMP is an excellent example of an in-depth process-based DMP that outlines governance, organization, documentation, and storage for all data types, and sharing and access (including how requests should be made).

Psychosocial Adjustment in Young Millennials

Original Source

Cégep de Jonquière; Digital Research Alliance of Canada

This DMP aims to collect qualitative and quantitative data from semi-structured interviews and surveys to evaluate how millennials adapt to adulthood.

Religion and Sexual Violence

Original Source

Princeton University; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This DMP aims to collect data from support groups for those abused by clergy and semi-structured interviews to better understand the experiences of survivors of sexual assault.

Sample Data Management Plan for Depositing Data with ICPSR

Original Source

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

This is a sample data management plan created by the ICPRSR, intended to be edited and customized by the user. It is a general data management template with basic information filled in to give researchers an idea of where to start.

Secondary Data Analysis Example

Original Source

National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

This sample data management and sharing plan proposes a secondary data analysis of existing kidney magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. This secondary data will be accessed from the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP). The goal of this research is to produce a clinical dataset of kidney volume, estimated using a neural network.

Supply and Demand of Proteins During Neuronal Growth and Extension

Original Source

UC San Diego; Working Group on NIH DMSP Guidance

This is a data management plan from UC San Diego which details a strategy to collect and analyze raw data.

VDL Student Data Management Record

Original Source

McMaster University

This is a student data management record created by the vascular dynamics lab. Although it was created for students working within this lab and is structured for kinesiology related research, it has broad applicability as an exit protocol for labs working across Natural and Health Sciences.

Why do so few workers take trade adjustment assistance?

Original Source

University of Pennsylvania; Georgetown University; Qualitative Data Management Plan (DMP) Competition

This DMP will collect data from semi-structured interviews to understand the factors that influence one's perception of their deservingness to claim benefits.

Women's Advanced Risk-Assessment in Manitoba (WARM) Hearts

Original Source

University of Manitoba; Digital Research Alliance of Canada

This DMP aims to collect clinical data for 1000 women for an observational study to assess the effectiveness of a cardiovascular screening program and identify any potential biomarkers that are predicative for cardiovascular disease.