| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | funding body | BBSRC Data Sharing Policy | UK | 2007 |
| Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | regulator | CDER Data Standards Plan Version 1.0 | UK | 2010 (since 2003) |
| European Commission | funding body | Communication calling for uniform policies across Member Nations | EU | n/a |
| Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute | research institute | Data Sharing Policy and Guidelines | UK | 2009 (since 1998) |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | funding body | EPSRC Policy Framework on Research Data | UK | 2011 |
| European Science Foundation | funding body | ESF mainly provides ""network"" funding therefore researchers are expected to follow the policies of the national agencies that directly provide research funding. | EU | n/a |
| Economic and Social Research Council | funding body | ESRC Data Policies and Standards | UK | 2000 (since 1994) |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | funding body | GBMF Data Sharing Philosophy and Plan | US | 2008 (since 2005) |
| Genome Canada | funding body | Genome Canada Data Release and Resource Sharing Policy | Canada | 2008 (since 2005) |
| Department of Energy | funding body | Genomics: GTL Program Information and Data Sharing Policy (Office of Biological and Environment) | US | 2008 |
| Medical Research Council | funding body | MRC Data Sharing and Preservation Policy | UK | 2006 |
| Natural Environmental Research Council | funding body | NERC Data Policy | UK | 2008 (since 1996) |
| National Institute of Health | funding body | NIH Data Sharing Policy | US | 2003 |
| National Science Foundation | funding body | NSF Data Sharing Policy and Data Management Plan Requirements | US | 2001 |
| Cancer Research UK | funding body | Policy on Data sharing and Preservation | UK | 2009 |
| multiple organizations | funding bodies; research institutes; charitable foundations; international organisations | Sharing research data to improve public health: joint statement of purpose | UK; US; DE; NZ; FR; AU; global | 2011 |
| Wellcome Trust | funding body | WT Policy on Data Management and Sharing | UK | 2010 (since 2007) |
