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The DMP is an integral part of any project funding application. The SNSF platform for submitting proposals, mySNF, provides a specific section for writing a DMP. Applicants cannot submit individually generated DMPs.
Information about the standard contents of the DMPs required by the SNSF can be found on the SNSF webpage for Open Research Data.
The standard contents of the DMPs
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No. The DMP does not undergo any scientific evaluation and therefore does not influence the rating of a proposal. Nevertheless, all questions raised in the DMP guidelines have to be addressed precisely and coherently. Missing or inaccurate statements need to be added/revised before the funds for a successful grant application can be transferred.
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Yes. DMPs are dynamic and can be updated on mySNF during the entire funding period. The DMP cannot be modified any longer once the final scientific report has been accepted.
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Yes. During the entire lifetime of an SNF-funded project, researchers may revise their DMP. Once the project comes to an end and its final scientific report is approved, the DMP will be included in the SNSF's P3 database.
SNSF's P3 database
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Many examples and descriptions of DMPs can be found on the website of the Digital Curation Centre. Other examples are provided by the Swiss DLCM project.
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The SNSF expects its funded researchers to share at least all data underlying a publication, meaning that these data have to be directly and freely available and deposited on a FAIR data repository. Shared data must enable other researchers to reproduce the published study.
For more information, please refer to the SNSF guidelines.
Open Research Data: SNSF issues guidelines for data management plan
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SNSF funded researchers are expected to openly share all data needed to make their publication reproducible. Hence, data presented in a publication has to be shared. Data that is not necessary to reproduce the results presented in a publication does not have to be shared.
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Yes. Researchers decide whether they want to share additional data they have worked on and generated in the course of their research work, unless they are subject to legal, ethical, copyright, confidentiality or other constraints.
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Some data may be subject to legal, ethical, copyright, confidentiality or other constraints. Such restrictions must be clearly described and justified in the DMP. They will be reviewed by the SNSF Administrative Offices. Embargo periods are possible.
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Sensitive data does not preclude sharing, unless the rights and privacy of the subjects cannot be protected. For example, before initiating any studies involving patients, carefully consider the study design, the informed consent documents and the structure of the resulting data.
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Researchers funded by the SNSF are expected to make all data underlying a publication publicly accessible on a FAIR repository as soon as their publication is available.
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The SNSF is aware that it takes time and money to ensure adequate data management. Therefore it allows applicants to request funds for data upload (but not download), data preparation and validation (data stewardship). The SNSF may allocate up to CHF 10,000 for these activities.
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Yes. Research communities that want to discuss best-practices in connection with open research data issues (e.g. how to best write a DMP, which data formats to employ, which repositories are most suitable, etc.) can apply for SNSF support under the new funding scheme "Scientific Exchanges".
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Please contact us at ord@snf.ch
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The DMP has to be written in the same language as the research plan.
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The SNSF incorporated the preservation of research data in its policy on Open Research Data. However, the SNSF does not define a specific timeframe, since this can vary between disciplines or research topics. As a general rule, the SNSF recommends to store research data for 10 years.
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