Policies and guidelines of research funders and programmes

• Rules and principles for COST activities (PDF): COST is committed to Open Science in general and focuses on the open access to research results (chapter 3.1.1. Openness and inclusiveness)
• Annotated Rules for COST actions (PDF): more detailed information about Open Access (chapter 5. Communication, Dissemination and Valorisation of the COST action results)
• Data Protection FAQ for COST Actions (PDF)
• FAQ on Open Research Europe
• see also Horizon

• Erasmus+ Open Access Requirement for educational materials
• Erasmus+ Open Access for research and data

ERC Grants

• ERC Open Science website: key concepts, requirements

• Open Research Data and Data Management Plans. Information for ERC grantees (PDF): April 2022

• Data management plan template (MS Word)

Horizon Europe

• Open Science in Horizon Europe
• Open Access and research data management in Horizon Europe: Information by FFG
• RDM in Horizon Europe Proposals: OpenAIRE Guide for researchers
• How to comply with Horizon Europe mandate for Research Data Management: OpenAIRE Guide for researchers
• How to comply with Horizon Europe mandate for publications: OpenAIRE Guide for researchers

Horizon 2020

• Guidelines on FAIR Data Management in Horizon 2020: Guidelines from the expired research programme

• Data management plan template and evaluation rubric

• Data management planning FAQ

Interreg programmes are not research programmes. There are currently only guidelines for the communication and publication of project results/outputs (use of the relevant programme/project logos, reference to EU funding/funds, etc.). However, there are no specific regulations regarding data management as there are for other EU programmes.

Still, the project results/outputs are to be made available to the public, especially by publishing the results/outputs on the project websites. More on the programme at https://interreg.eu/.

• Sparkling Science 2.0 Guideline (PDF): Sparkling Science has no specific requirements for research data management, but it requires open access to research results and is overall based on the concept of Open Science.

Vienna Science and Technology Fund

• Open Science Policy (PDF): valid since 09.03.2022
• Open Access Regulation (PDF): valid until 08.03.2022