Data Management Plans

Data Management Plans (DMPs) identify products generated in the proposed research—data, metadata, samples, software, algorithms, curricula, documentation, and publications—and describe best practices for disseminating, making accessible, and archiving.

DMP Development Resources

• Purdue Libraries Data Management Guidelines
• Purdue-Affiliated dmptool.org for data management plans templates, sample documents, and funder guidance.
• Purdue’s Research Repository (PURR) contains step-by-step instructions for completing the data management plan requirements and citable boilerplate text that can be inserted into your DMP.
• Data Storage Options at Purdue explains different data storage options available to the Purdue community.

Sample DMPs from Funded Purdue Projects

• NSF Division of Engineering Education and Centers (CISTAR 2017)
• NASA Space Technologies Research Institutes (Dyke 2019)
• NSF Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (Ma 2017)
• NSF Division of Research on Learning (Ryu 2018)
• USDA Data Management Plan (Annotated Sample)
• NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (2025)
• NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (Sankaranarayanan 2025)