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Applicant Resources

Explore available grants and resources for completing an application.

MEAP supports projects to preserve, document and digitize collections at risk from environmental conditions, political uncertainty, unsustainable media, inappropriate storage or communal and social change.

Available Grants

MEAP offers four levels of support for projects to organize, collect, convert and describe archival material or existing digital assets. All digital objects created through MEAP projects will be published online by the UCLA Library.
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    Regional Grants

    Opportunity to expand on previous MEAP digitization. Create digital collections that include cultural heritage materials from three or more institutions, families, or archival repositories.
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    Project Grants

    Funding for digitizing and documenting archival content or curating already-digital assets.
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    Planning Grants

    Funding to evaluate and prepare materials for digitization.
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    Emergency Grants

    Emergency Grants are available outside the regular funding cycle. Applications must be invited.

Program Resources

Introduction to MEAP, program policies, and the application process
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    Program Guidelines

    These guidelines define the scope and eligibility requirements for the MEAP grant program.
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    Project Eligibility

    Not sure if your project is eligible? Check out project eligibility information here.
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    Evaluation Criteria

    Applications will be evaluated by an international panel of scholars using this criteria.
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    MEAP Applicant Handbook 2025-26

    The updated MEAP Applicant Handbook includes details about the MEAP application process and shares resources for drafting a strong application.

How to Apply

Application related documentation. Insights and best practices for MEAP Applications.

Digitization and Metadata Guides

These guides provide detailed information for project planning, including recommended hardware and software and best practices to meet MEAP standards.

For Planning Grants

These guides provide detailed information for planning grant projects.

Forms

The Grant of Permission Form is required for all Project Grant applications. The Archival Partner Form is required for all Project Grants and Planning Grants where the content is located at an institution other than the Host Institution or will be deposited at an institution other than the Host Institution. The Host Agreement Form is required for all applicants at the Detailed Stage.
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    Copyright Permission Agreement

    Copyright Permission Agreements are required for all Project Grants. Project teams are responsible for identifying the creator and copyright owner of all collection materials.
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    Archival Partner Form

    The Archival Partner Form is used to confirm collaboration between the project team and the archival owners. The form should be signed by the current collection holders.
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    Host Commitment Form

    The Host Commitment Form is required for all projects and should be used to confirm institutional agreement to serve as a Host Institution.

Related Pages

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    Available Funding

    MEAP offers funding to organize, survey, digitize and describe archival material or existing digital assets.
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    How to Apply

    MEAP invites applications for its eight round of funding. Awards are available for Planing, Project, and Regional Grants. Preliminary Applications due November 17, 2025.