Choose a template for your DMP

Choose a template for your DMP. Depending on where you work, you have different options.

DMPs at VU

If you work at VU Amsterdam, we strongly encourage you to use our institutional template, which comes in two versions:

Please use the template that is suitable for your research project.

You can set up your DMP based on one of these templates in the tool DMPonline, which enables you to create a DMP based on questions in this online tool. You can find both templates in this tool. The tool also includes guidance on how to write a DMP and you can share your DMP with others and request feedback.

You can select one of the VU templates by taking the following steps (see also the picture below).

  1. On your dashboard, click on 'Create plan'.
  2. Enter the title of your research project (in your case, you don't have to select the check box for mock testing).
  3. Select 'Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam' as your primary research organisation.
  4. For the question on primary funding organisation, select the check box on the right, saying that no funder is associated with your plan.
  5. When you check that box, a new question appears, where you can select the templates from the VU. Select the appropriate template.

Selecting a VU DMP template in DMPonline

If you receive funding from a funding agency that requires you to use their template, you can use the template they provide. For example, check out the NWO website for their template, or the H2020 template from the European Commission. These templates are also included in DMPonline like the one for ZonMw and our institutional templates.

If for some reason it doesn't work for you to create your DMP in DMPonline, please get in touch with rdm@vu.nl.

DMPs at VUmc

If you work at VUmc, the choice for a template depends on the following distinction:

Please note that if you want to be sure to receive feedback on your DMP from the RDM experts at VUmc, you have to use the Amsterdam UMC template.

What if you already have a DMP?

In case you (or the principal investigator of your project) have written a DMP for your study already (for example because the funding agency requested you to do so), you can continue working in your existing DMP. A DMP is a living document, so it is always possible to adjust it to new insights. Try to improve your current plan by filling potential gaps, being more explicit or figuring out issues that were unclear at the moment the plan was set up.

Some issues to keep in mind in such situations:

In case there is a DMP already at the level of an overarching research project, but not for your individual part of the project, we strongly encourage you to set up a separate DMP for your part of the project. It is important that you think about all aspects of RDM for your part and this works best if you have to set up a complete DMP for your part of the project.

Some issues to keep in mind in such situations:

Amsterdam UMC DMP template (v3.2)