AHRC - Arts & Humanities Research Council

Time Limits

  • Electronic resources must be available for a minimum of three years after the end of the Award.
  • Deposits to the ADS (Archaeology Data Service) must be made within three months of completion.
  • Deposits to a Repository of any journal article or publication must be made at or around the time of Publication.

 

Data Management Plan required?

  • YES.  In the case of the AHRC, a ‘Technical Appendix’ is required, if a significant product or by-product of your project is the creation of an electronic resource.  Please note that if a significant product of your project is the creation of an electronic resource, and you do not complete a technical appendix, your proposal may be regarded as incomplete and could be rejected.  The technical appendix, in conjunction with the Case for Support, should demonstrate that the project will be able to deliver the proposed outputs to the target audiences that have been identified within the proposal. 
  • Technical reviewers will comment specifically on the technical feasibility of your proposal and the technical review will also be forwarded to the Principal Investigator together with the peer reviews as part of the PI response stage, to assist the panel in arriving at its grading decisions.  Technical reviewers will assess the following areas:  
    • Project management
    • Data development methods
    • Infrastructural support
    • Data preservation and sustainability
    • Access
    • Copyright and intellectual property rights (IPR)
    • Overall assessment (grade and overall conclusions on the proposal, including strengths and weaknesses)
    For more detail on the technical review, see this Guidance for Technical Reviewers.  
  • In the area of Archaeology, the ADS (Archaeology Data Service) must be consulted within three months of the start of the proposed research to discuss and agree the form and extent of electronic materials to be deposited with the ADS.
  • More information on the Technical Appendix is available in the AHRC Funding Guide (June 2012 update - pdf - right click to save)

 

Access/Data Sharing

  • Datasets: Grant Holders must make any significant electronic resources or datasets created as a result of research funded by the Council available in an accessible depository for at least three years after the end of their grant.
  • If you are a Grant Holder in the area of Archaeology and decide to deposit with the ADS, and the deposit occurs after 31st March 2013, then there will be a charge for this deposit.
  • Articles:  Grant Holders must deposit of a copy of any resultant articles published in journals or conference proceedings in appropriate repository wherever possible, plus the bibliographical metadata relating to such articles, including a link to the publisher’s website, at or around the time of publication – respecting copyright and licensing policies.

 

Links to further information:

AHRC - 'Deposit of resources or datasets' online guidance

Terms and conditions of research grants - deposit of resources or datasets (p. 120 of Research Funding Guide)