Project Grants
Funding for digitizing and documenting archival content or curating already-digital assets.
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About Project Grants
Project Grants can be used to digitize archival content or curate already-digital assets. Grant funded projects should address the full lifecycle of digitization, including imaging, content description (metadata creation) and digital asset delivery.
These grants are funded for up to $70,000 and for up to two years of work.
Projects should be well organized before digitization begins. If you require substantial time to evaluate and survey the archival material, you should consider applying for a planning grant.
Digitization Project Resources
These guides provide detailed information for project planning, including recommended hardware and software and best practices to meet MEAP standards.
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Print Digitization
Guide to planning a print/image (flat object) digitization project. - default
Audio Digitization
Guide to planning an audio digitization project. - default
Video Digitization
Guide to planning a video digitization project.
Metadata Resources
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MEAP Metadata Template (Updated 2024)
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MEAP Metadata Handbook (2024)
Guidelines and information about best practices for metadata in library and digital collections, plus details related to MEAP-funded projects hosted at the UCLA Library
Related Resources
These resources provide additional guidance related to digitization projects.
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IDEP Toolkit
This toolkit outlines standards, workflows, and best practices for digital preservation projects. - default
WIPO Guide to Copyright and Intellectual Property
Some best practices for thinking about and securing rights and permissions. - default
EAP Remote Capture
A guide for digitizing documentary heritage in challenging locations.
