Funder requirements
Many research funders now have policies relating to research data management and listed below is a summary of their requirements.
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | At the earliest possible opportunity |
| How long for? | 3+ years |
| Full policy details | AHRC Research Funding Guide |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | At the earliest possible opportunity |
| How long for? | 10+ years |
| Full policy details | BBSRC Data Sharing Policy |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | At time of publication of results |
| How long for? | 5+ years |
| Full policy details | CRUK Data Sharing Guidelines |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | UK Data Service |
| When to deposit research data? | Within 3 months of project completion |
| How long for? | Not specified |
| Full policy details | ESRC Research Data Policy |
| DMP required? | Not required as part of funding application, but required for all funded projects |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | At the earliest possible opportunity |
| How long for? | 10+ years from date of last access |
| Full policy details | Principles of EPSRC research data policy framework |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | At the earliest possible opportunity |
| How long for? | Not specified |
| Full policy details | Annotated Model Grant Agreement |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | A trusted repository or, if required in the call conditions, a repository federated in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) |
| When to deposit research data? |
As soon as possible after data production and at the latest by the end of the project Data underpinning a scientific publication should be deposited at the latest at the time of publication and in line with standard community practices |
| How long for? | Not specified |
| Full policy details | Annotated Model Grant Agreement |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | Within a reasonable time after project completion |
| How long for? |
10+ years for basic research 20+ years for population health and clinical studies |
| Full policy details | MRC Data Sharing Policy |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | NERC Data Centre |
| When to deposit research data? | Within a reasonable time after project completion |
| How long for? | 10+ years |
| Full policy details | NERC Data Policy |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | Within a reasonable time after project completion |
| How long for? | 10+ years |
| Full policy details | STFC Scientific Data Policy |
| DMP required? | Yes |
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| Where to deposit research data? | Any suitable repository |
| When to deposit research data? | At time of publication of results |
| How long for? |
20+ years for research based on clinical samples or findings related to public health 10+ years for all other research |
| Full policy details | Wellcome Trust Policy on Data, Software and Materials Management and Sharing |