Funder requirements
Overview
Many funding agencies worldwide require a data management plan and/or data sharing as components of a grant application. Jisc provides a policy finder that can be searched by funder name to determine open data requirements.
In Canada, the Canadian Tri-Agency published a research data management policy in 2020 that outlines the agencies' overarching expectations with regard to digital research data management.
Below are the main Canadian and American granting agencies and their policies. You can find a more detailed listing on this page of McGill University’s Research Data Management Guide.
Requirements by funding agency
Canadian funding agencies
SSHRC
- Policy: Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
- DMP: Required for some funding opportunities
- Data sharing: Not yet required
CIHR
- Policy: Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications (See section 3.2) and Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
- DMP: Required for some funding opportunities
- Data sharing: Required
NSERC
- Policy: Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy
- DMP: Required for some funding opportunities
- Data sharing: Not yet required
Genome Canada
- Policy: Data Release and Sharing Policies
- DMP: Required
- Data sharing: Required
American funding agencies
NIH
- Policy: NIH Sharing Policies
- DMP: Required
- Data sharing: Required
NSF
- Policy: Dissemination and Sharing of Research Results
- DMP: Required
- Data sharing: Required
NEH
- Policy: Data Management Plans for NEH Office of Digital Humanities Proposals and Awards; NEH Public Access Policy
- DMP: Required
- Data sharing: Required
How DMPs factor into the Tri-Agency RDM Policy
Help and resources
Research data management consultations are available for Concordia faculty, students, and staff. Find out more about how librarians on the Library's RDM team can provide guidance. This service is part of Concordia's Institutional Research Data Management Strategy.