Support for data management in DLN
We are happy to announce that DLN projects (including partner projects) now can apply for funding to support their data management work. The last application deadline was 1 December 2020. A new call will be out in spring 2022.

Deadline: 1. December 2020
Available funding: 40,000NOK
Application: The application form is now closed.
DLN supports data management according to the FAIR principles. This includes secure management of sensitive data. We have strengthened our work and support on data management, and hope the DLN projects will use this opportunity for support and advice on how to improve their data management. To make this easier, we strongly advice project leaders to appoint a responsible person for data management in the research project. Several projects have done this already. These persons will be our major contact points towards the project on data management and they will be followed up more extensively.
We have now set aside funding to support projects on data management and welcome requests from the research projects (including partner projects). The limit for applied support is set to 40,000NOK per application. However, this number will depend on the total amounts of applications or if several projects apply together. We do welcome applications from single projects, but will have to prioritize collaborative efforts between projects, if needed. Applications will be ranked by general profit for the research community.
Examples of what we can support:
- Collaborative developments between two or more projects, e.g. developments of templates for data management, standard operating procedures, best practices, exchange of know how (meetings/workshops on data management)
- Competence development of the appointed responsible data manager, including funding for certification
- Manual help on FAIR data management. Resources for such support will likely have to involve several projects combined, but can be applied for separately
- Storage for large amounts of data or sensitive data on dedicated platforms
- Small research data management software development projects
Applications should be short and to the point, answer the requirements below and in the application form, including a tentative budget showing how the resources applied for will be used together with own contributions from the project(s).
IMPORTANT:
The following requirements must be fulfilled and included to receive funding:
- A responsible person (named) must be appointed for data management in the project
- A data management plan must be written for the project and attached (see suggested resources and checklist below)
- A short description of how data management is executed in the project must be provided (see on-line application form)
A data management plan valid for the involved project(s) should be filled on the Norwegian DSW instance up to the 'DMP submission stage' and included as JSON.
If you have any issues logging on to the wizard, or if you need help setting up your DMP, please do not hesitate to contact us (korbinian.bosl@uib.no, or Marta.Eide@uib.no)!
Helpful resources for making a data management plan:
Helpful resources for making data management plans can be found here
- Practical guidelines from Science Europe, as used by the Research Council of Norway
- Horizon Europe Program Guide
FAIR data management plan checklist overview
DMP component |
Issues to be addressed |
1. Data summary |
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2. FAIR Data 2.1. Making data findable, including provisions for metadata |
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2.2. Making data openly accessible |
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2.3. Making data interoperable |
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2.4. Increase data re-use (through clarifying licences) |
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3. Allocation of resources |
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4. Data security |
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5. Ethical aspects |
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6. Other |
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