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Writing your Plan with DMPTool
DMPTool writes a data management plan for you using pre-filled text customized to your grant requirements and institution. It provides a set of questions to ensure you include required data planning elements for specific grant applications. DMPTool contains templates from major funding agencies and programs, plus guiding questions and recommendations from data management experts built into the web interface.
Use DMP Tool to create a funding agency-specific data management plan for your research proposal.
DMP Tool Directions
- Go to DMP Tool
- Select Sign up (top right) and enter your UH email.
- You will be prompted to Sign up with Institution (SSO) - University of Houston (UH) from the sign in menu.
- Login with your UH Cougarnet information.
- Select the funding agency and directorate (if applicable) or choose the University of Houston template
- Fill out the required information to auto-populate a plan.
Contact Molly Knapp, Data Management Librarian, for questions or support using DMP Tool.
Why Plan?
Compliance
- UH Policies on Data Management and Sharing and Data Retention require data to be treated and retained in certain ways.
- Funder requirements - federal agencies and many private foundations require a data management and/or sharing plan for research proposals.
- DMP Tool Public Templates
- DMPTool provides templates for data management plans based on the specific requirements listed in funder policy documents.
- Data Sharing Requirements by Federal Agency (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)
- Browse or search by specific agency
- U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate or Division Guidance
- Directorates and divisions may have unique requirements for Data Management and Sharing Plans
- DMP Tool Public Templates
Ethical and security considerations
- Data management plans clearly communicate your actions to maintain privacy and security for your research subjects and any sensitive data.
Research Quality
- Reduces loss by addressing issues of security, back-up, and file integrity.
- Increases understanding for self and others using clear, comprehensive documentation.
- Eases preparation for presentations, publications, and sharing needs.
Additional Resources
- Access more planning information in this guide's tools and resources section.
- Review the UH Division of Research Data Management and Sharing Webpage.
- Schedule a consultation, we are happy to work with you!
