Create a New Project¶

This guide walks you through the essential steps for creating a project in the Data Catalog. Creating a project is simple, but the form includes many fields/questions. To help you navigating easily, we’ve grouped the questions into five categories. These do not appear as a section on the Data Catalog page, but are here to help you understand and locate the information more easily.

Step 1: Navigate to the Project Creation Page¶

Click the Create new project located under the search bar, in the welcome page.

Step 2: Fill out Project Info¶

Use the categories below to guide you through the questions.

Tip

These categories are for guidance only. The actual form is a single page, so use the screenshots to locate each section visually.

a.”Basic” Information:¶

Project Name and Description
Technologies used
Data types
Storage location

b. Project Structure & Contributors:¶

Person responsible for long-term data preservation and deletion
Scientific Documents to be generated
Access During & After Completion
Collaborators: name, role, email, ORCID
Benchling Project Link (if applicable)

c. Compliance:¶

Use of existing data
Biological materials
Medicines or radioactive substances
Toxic substances
Nanoscale particles
Personal data (e.g., DNA, biometrics)

d. Project Ownership & Timeline:¶

Project Status
Start and End Dates
Principal Investigator (PI): name and email
Project Creator

e. Final Details¶

Funding Information (optional)
Award Information (optional)

Final Step: Save¶

Click Save located in the bottom-right corner of the page to submit your project.