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New Resource for Early Stage Investigators (ESI)
NIH has unveiled a redesigned ESI webpage. With easy–to–browse sections on the NIH ESI Policy, determining ESI status, ESI extensions, data on ESIs and more, you can quickly learn about NIH policies and how NIH support for ESIs helps promote the growth, stability, and diversity of the future biomedical research workforce.
Data Management and Sharing
NIH has issued a new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy (effective January 25, 2023) to promote the sharing of scientific data. Sharing scientific data accelerates biomedical research discovery, in part, by enabling validation of research results, providing accessibility to high-value datasets, and promoting data reuse for future research studies.
This new policy requires ALL grant applications or renewals that generate Scientific Data to include a data management and sharing plan (DMSP) and budget requests for data management activities when applicable. Additionally, the policy sets an expectation for researchers to share data to the maximum extent possible given certain factors (i.e., legal, ethical, or technical, etc.) which may preclude sharing.
DMSP Requirements
The data management and sharing plan (DMSP) should outline in 2-pages how data will be managed and shared by addressing the following elements:
- data type,
- related tools, software, and/or code,
- standards, data preservation, access,
- associated timelines, access, distribution, or reuse considerations, and
- oversite of data management and sharing.
Individual NIH Institutes, Centers, or Offices may have additional policies and expectations (see NIH Institute and Center Data Sharing Policies).
Download a simplified version of the Data Management and Sharing Policy Overview Page
JMU Solutions for Data Management Challenges
JMU Libraries offers resources to help you with your data management plan. Please see the Data Management Guide for Faculty, Researchers, and Students for more information.
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