This rubric is intended to assist in the assessment of Wellcome Trust data management plans, against the criteria required by the funder. It is not intended to be used as a template for researchers to follow when writing a data management plan. The rubric has been divided into 'performance criteria' (on the left hand side) which cover the information the funder expects to be included in the data management plan. Each performance criteria is followed by three descriptions of how it might be addressed, each indicating a different level of response. The descriptions are intended as examples of how the performance criteria might be addressed and are not considered to be exhaustive. The rubric also lists the documents and resources on whic...