Funder Requirements

Data management section NWO template (pre-award)

NWO's research proposal template includes a section on data management. By answering a number of questions, researchers are asked to consider how they will manage the research data their project will generate during and after their project.

Useful information:

• NWO's Data management policy
• General questions mostly used in VENI proposals (PDF)
• General questions mostly used in VIDI and VICI proposals (PDF)
  - We recommend that you seek advice from the DCC on how to complete this section for your project

• Tool to calculate RDM costs (UU) - Costs for data management should be included in the project budget.

Delivering a Research Data Management Plan (post-award)

Once your project has been awarded with funding from NWO, you are required to elaborate the data management section into a data management plan (RDMP). The project leader must submit the RDMP to NWO no later than 4 months after the project has been awarded. NWO expects you to consult with support staff from the DCC for the completion of your plan.

You can fill in the RDMP in accordance with the requirements of NWO through different ways:

• NWO template (in Word) - Please note that the help provided is very general and not aimed at the UG or your institute.
• DMP online - Please register first, then select NWO as funder. The help provided is very general and not aimed at the UG or your institute.

The data stewards of the DCC are happy to address all of your questions and provide feedback to your plan!

ZonMw’s data management approach is guided by the FAIR principles. Its policy is aimed at creating reusable data and the reuse of existing data. 

Data management in ZonMW proposal template (pre-award)

In the pre-award phase, ZonMw asks you to include information such as options for data reuse in your project and the costs of RDM activities in your grant proposal.

Delivering an RDMP (post-award)

Once your project has been awarded with funding (post-award), you need to finalize a data management plan within the first 3-6 months of your project.

• Grant conditions and RDM at ZonMw
• DMPonline - Use DMPonline to make a plan according to the RDMP template of ZonMW. Please register with DMP Online first, then select ZonMW as Funder

If you are affiliated with the UMCG, contact the UMCG DCC for support

European Research Council (ERC) grants ask for an ethics self-assessment as part of the Grant Agreement.

In addition to the scientific merit, all applications are evaluated on their ethical and social impact. The DCC, in coordination with the support staff in your faculty, can help you with the ethical assessment procedure.

Reserve time for the ethical evaluation and - if you need it - ask for support in advance!

Does your research involve the processing of personal data?

• Do you know about the technical and organisational measures needed to process the data?
• Can the research objectives be reached by processing anonymised/pseudonymised data?
• Is your research based on consent or does it involve further processing of previously collected data?
• Is a Data Protection Impact Assessment needed?

Read more on how to complete your ethics self-assessment (EU Grants)