Managing Your Data
Write your data management plan
Write a robust data management plan!
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Not sure how to write a data management plan? We can help! |
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UMass Amherst partners with the Data Management Plan Tool -- or the DMPTool.
Select UMass Amherst as the affiliated organization, and login with your NetID and password.
The DMPTool is a great way to get started when writing your data management plan. It provides guidance for a variety of funders and foundations, asks deeper questions than those provided by funders, and lets you submit your DMP for review by the Data Working Group. You can also see examples from others who have opted to share their DMP, or you can share your own.
The Data Working Group has provided feedback on data management plans since 2011. Email us to get started.
We request two weeks notice ahead of your submission deadline to the Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) for full consideration. We will do our best to meet your needs if you request feedback sooner than the two-week period.
See the sub-pages for this page on specific information about the NSF or NIH plan requirements.
Further reading
- Michener, W. K. (2015). Ten Simple Rules for Creating a Good Data Management Plan. PLoS Computational Biology 11(10): e1004525. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004525Focuses on ten practices for creating an easily understood and executed data management plan.
- Writing a Data Management PlanInformation on all parts of writing a Data Management Plan from FASEB.
- Data Management Plan Checklist and sample plansA checklist you can use to plan your DMP, and links to a variety of sample data management plans.
