Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Sample and Data Policy

This document replaces NSF 11-060, Division of Ocean Sciences Sample and Data Policy, May 24, 2011.

Per the NSF policy on the Dissemination and Sharing of Research Results, Principal Investigators (PIs) are expected to share with other researchers and the public, at no more than incremental cost and within a reasonable time, the data, samples, physical collections, and other supporting materials created or gathered in the course of work under NSF grants.

All NSF proposals must include a Data Management Plan that describes what data/samples will be collected, what analyses will be done, and how the project will provide open and rapid access to data, samples, derived data products (e.g., models and model output), and other information on the project during and after the project’s completion. The Data Management Plan also must specifically discuss how the investigators will achieve the specific OCE data archiving and reporting requirements described below in this document. If the project is not expected to generate new data, samples or derived data products, the Data Management Plan can include a statement that no detailed plan is needed, accompanied by a clear justification. See the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter II.C.2.j for additional information.

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