MEAP invites applications for its fifth cohort of projects.
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 three 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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2022 Call for Applications Now Closed
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Planning Grants
For evaluating or surveying collections for digitization and/or curation.
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Project Grants
For digitizing archival content or curating already-digital assets.
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Emergency Grants
Emergency Grants are available outside the regular funding cycle.
Applications must be invited.
How to Apply
Current Call for Applications is now closed.
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MEAP Application Handbook 2022-23
The MEAP Application Handbook includes details about the MEAP application process and shares resources for drafting a strong application.
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MEAP Application Checklist (2022-23)
Checklist for MEAP Application Process. For Cohort 5 2022-23.
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Detailed Application Webinar 2023
Resources from the MEAP Detailed Application Webinar held on Thursday, January 19, 2023.
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Project Eligibility
Not sure if your project is eligible? Check out project eligibility information here.
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Program Guidelines
These guidelines define the scope and eligibility requirements for the MEAP grant program.
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Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated by an international panel of scholars using this criteria.
Application Process
MEAP has a two-stage application process. All applicants are required to submit a preliminary application, and select applicants will be invited to complete a detailed application. We recommend that you use these templates, which include instructions for working with the online application system and best practices for MEAP projects, to plan your application materials ahead of submission.
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Preliminary Application Template
This template is a preparatory guide for applicants filling out MEAP’s Preliminary Application through our online application system.
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Detailed Application Template
This template is a supplementary and preparatory guide for applicants filling out a MEAP Detailed Application.
Project Planning Guides
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.
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Audio Digitization
Guide to planning an audio digitization project.
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Video Digitization
Guide to planning a video digitization project.
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UCLA Library Metadata Template
All metadata should be created according to this template.
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Metadata FAQs
Metadata FAQs for Grantees
For Planning Grants
These guides provide detailed information for planning grant projects.
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Template for Survey Planning
This template provides guidance related to documentation and survey projects.
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Template for Item-Level Inventory
This template provides guidance related to documentation and survey projects.
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Guide for Archival Processing
A guide to processing archival collections from the University of Florida.
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.
More Information
Timeline
Applications open September 12, 2022Applicant Webinar Thursday, October 13, 2022Preliminary Applications due November 14, 2022Detailed Application Webinar January 17, 2023- Detailed Applications (for invited applicants) due February 13, 2023
- Referee Reports due February 27, 2023
Apply Online
MEAP call for applications is now closed. Applicants can access their open applications online.
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