Horizon Europe

• Information on research data management and open science practices must be included in the proposal.
• A data management plan must be submitted within six months after the start of the project; A DMP can be therefore planned as a deliverable of one work package.
• Research outputs should be managed in line with FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
• If possible, research data should be published in a suitable open access repository (“as open as possible, as closed as necessary”).
• Costs for the open access publication of data are eligible for funding.

Further documents and relevant links:

• Model Grant Agreement (PDF) (version 1.2, September 15, 2025) provides current requirements for research data management and Open Science, from p. 92.
• Programme Guide (PDF) (version 5.1., September 15, 2025) includes detailed guide on how to prepare a proposal, description of open science practices (including research data management) and useful resources, p. 42–57.
• Annotated Model Grant Agreement (PDF) (version 2.0, April 1, 2025), Section 7 addresses key requirements (creating a data management plan, publishing the data in a suitable repository, validation, metadata) and how they are met, p. 392–393.
• Example Application Form (PDF) (version 9.0, December 16, 2024), Section 1.2 Methodology is particularly relevant (Part B – page 8 of 29); one page of the proposal should address Open Science and research data management.
• Data Management Plan Template (DOCX) (version 1.1, April 4, 2022).
• Webseite OpenAIRE^[1] Guide RDM in Horizon Europe Proposals (last updated: June 13, 2022) lists which information is mandatory in proposals and which additional information is recommended.

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[1] OpenAIRE (Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe) is a pan-European infrastructure for promoting open scientific publishing (https://www.openaire.eu/)