# Write a data management plan for a grant or project

A funder-ready data management plan covering data types, formats, storage, metadata, sharing, and preservation.

- Topic: Projects & Operations
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Write, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-data-management-plan-for-a-grant-or-project

## Prompt

```text
Write a data management plan (DMP) for my research project.

**Funder and template:** [e.g. "NSF", "NIH DMS policy", "Horizon Europe", "UKRI", or PASTE the required headings]
**Page or word limit:** [DETAILS]
**Project summary:** [1-2 paragraphs]
**Data I will create or reuse:** [types, approximate volume, formats, instruments or software]
**Sensitive or restricted data:** [personal data, commercial, third-party licenses]
**Institutional resources:** [storage, repository, data steward support]
**Planned repository for sharing:** [NAME or "need suggestions"]

Cover: data description; standards and metadata; file naming and version control; storage, backup, and security during the project; ethics, consent, and legal restrictions on sharing; what will be shared, when, under what license, and in which repository (with persistent identifiers); long-term preservation; roles and responsibilities; and costs.

Apply FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) and explain any data that cannot be shared and why.

Return the DMP under the funder's headings within the limit, plus a short list of commitments I must actually carry out, with timing. Mark repository names, costs, and institutional policies I have not confirmed as [CONFIRM].
```

## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- types, approximate volume, formats, instruments or software
- personal data, commercial, third-party licenses
- storage, repository, data steward support
- NAME or "need suggestions"
- CONFIRM

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