Available Funding

Planning Grants

Planning Grants can be used to evaluate or survey collections for digitization and/or curation. Successful projects create survey reports or item level inventories that document collections and prepare them for digitization. These grants are funded for up to $15,000 and for up to one year of work.

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 $50,000 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.

Emergency Grants

Emergency Grants are available outside the regular funding cycle. You must be invited to apply for an emergency grant. To inquire, email meap@library.ucla.edu with information about the endangered collection and why there is an urgent need for digitization.