Data Management Plan (DMP) after Research Council of Finland’s positive funding decision

After a positive funding decision, the responsible researcher submits a Data Management Plan (DMP) to the Research Council of Finland. University and the site of research commit to it.

DMP is a prerequisite for receiving the Research Council of Finland funding. It should be submitted a maximum of eight (8) weeks after receiving the positive decision. Applicant submits the DMP in the SARA online service as he/she approves the funding and the site of research commits to the contents of it. The funds will only be paid after the applicant and the representative of the site of research have approved the funding to be received.

The UTU process after a funding decision

Research Council of Finland recommends using the DMPTuuli tool to draft the data management plan. The responsible Head of Project (i.e. researcher) sends the first version of DMP to research service support team at [email protected] for comments no later than 30 June. Data specialists will comment the DMP and assist the researcher in writing it if needed.

It is recommended that the responsible head of project also sends the DMP to the site of research(usually the head of department/director) in good time before the deadline, so the site of research can commit to the contents of the DMP.

More information

• Further information and UTU instructions on how to draft a data management plan are available in the Research Council of Finland DMP Guide.
• With questions concerning DMP and research data management you can contact service addresses [email protected] and [email protected].