diff --git a/db/migrations/migration_lock.toml b/db/migrations/migration_lock.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index fbffa92c..00000000
--- a/db/migrations/migration_lock.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Please do not edit this file manually
-# It should be added in your version-control system (i.e. Git)
-provider = "postgresql"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/schema.prisma b/db/schema.prisma
index e781448a..d570e8c9 100644
--- a/db/schema.prisma
+++ b/db/schema.prisma
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ model Project {
   notifications    Notification[]
   ProjectPrivilege ProjectPrivilege[]
   invitations      Invitation[]
+  metadata         Json? // Add metadata field
+  formVersion      FormVersion?       @relation(fields: [formVersionId], references: [id])
+  formVersionId    Int?
 }
 
 enum Status {
@@ -243,15 +246,16 @@ model Form {
 }
 
 model FormVersion {
-  id        Int      @id @default(autoincrement())
+  id        Int       @id @default(autoincrement())
   name      String
   formId    Int
   version   Int
   schema    Json
   uiSchema  Json?
-  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
-  form      Form     @relation(fields: [formId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+  createdAt DateTime  @default(now())
+  form      Form      @relation(fields: [formId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
   tasks     Task[]
+  projects  Project[]
 
   @@index([formId, version], name: "formVersionIndex")
 }
diff --git a/src/core/components/DateFormat.tsx b/src/core/components/DateFormat.tsx
index bbd39bc1..bafbbd4d 100644
--- a/src/core/components/DateFormat.tsx
+++ b/src/core/components/DateFormat.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default function DateFormat({ date }: DateFormatProps) {
   const locale = currentUser ? currentUser.language : "en-US"
 
   return (
-    <span data-testid="dateformat-id">
+    <>
       {" "}
       {date
         ? date.toLocaleDateString(locale, {
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ export default function DateFormat({ date }: DateFormatProps) {
             hour12: false, // Use 24-hour format
           })
         : ""}
-    </span>
+    </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/core/components/Table.tsx b/src/core/components/Table.tsx
index 5f64ddb7..604b5da0 100644
--- a/src/core/components/Table.tsx
+++ b/src/core/components/Table.tsx
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ const Table = <TData,>({
               onChange={(e) => {
                 table.setPageSize(Number(e.target.value))
               }}
-              className={`text-secondary input-secondary input-bordered border-2 bg-base-300 rounded input-sm ${
+              className={`text-secondary input-secondary input-bordered border-2 bg-base-300 rounded input-sm mt-2 ${
                 classNames?.pageSizeSelect || ""
               }`}
             >
diff --git a/src/core/components/fields/RadioFieldTable.tsx b/src/core/components/fields/RadioFieldTable.tsx
index abce7193..8aaa43e7 100644
--- a/src/core/components/fields/RadioFieldTable.tsx
+++ b/src/core/components/fields/RadioFieldTable.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ interface RadioFieldTableProps<T> {
   options: { id: number; label: string }[]
   extraData?: T[]
   extraColumns?: any[]
+  value?: number | null // New prop for pre-selected value
+  onChange?: (selectedId: number) => void // Callback for when a radio button is selected
 }
 
 const RadioFieldTable = <T,>({
@@ -14,17 +16,29 @@ const RadioFieldTable = <T,>({
   options,
   extraData = [],
   extraColumns = [],
+  value, // Receive the pre-selected value
+  onChange, // Receive the onChange callback
 }: RadioFieldTableProps<T>) => {
   const {
     input: { value: selectedId, onChange: setSelectedId },
     meta,
   } = useField(name, { subscription: { value: true, touched: true, error: true } })
 
+  // Ensure the selected ID is initialized with the provided value
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (value && value !== selectedId) {
+      setSelectedId(value)
+    }
+  }, [value, selectedId, setSelectedId])
+
   const handleSelection = useCallback(
     (id) => {
       setSelectedId(id)
+      if (onChange) {
+        onChange(id) // Trigger the parent callback when a selection is made
+      }
     },
-    [setSelectedId]
+    [setSelectedId, onChange]
   )
 
   const columns = React.useMemo(
diff --git a/src/forms/components/AddFormTemplates.tsx b/src/forms/components/AddFormTemplates.tsx
index 9c27613c..c9e3c316 100644
--- a/src/forms/components/AddFormTemplates.tsx
+++ b/src/forms/components/AddFormTemplates.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const AddFormTemplates: React.FC<AddFormTemplatesProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <Modal open={open} size="large">
-      <h2>Select Form Templates</h2>
+      <h2 className="flex justify-center mb-2 text-3xl">Select Form Templates</h2>
       {open && (
         <Form
           schema={AddFormTemplatesSchema}
diff --git a/src/forms/components/DownloadJSON.tsx b/src/forms/components/DownloadJSON.tsx
index 39bf05a7..0925d483 100644
--- a/src/forms/components/DownloadJSON.tsx
+++ b/src/forms/components/DownloadJSON.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import React from "react"
 
-const DownloadJSON = ({ data, fileName, className }) => {
+interface DownloadJSONProps {
+  data: any
+  fileName: string
+  type?: "button" | "submit" | "reset" // Match the allowed types
+  className?: string
+}
+
+const DownloadJSON = ({ data, fileName, type = "button", className }: DownloadJSONProps) => {
   const downloadJSON = () => {
     const jsonData = new Blob([JSON.stringify(data)], { type: "application/json" })
     const jsonURL = URL.createObjectURL(jsonData)
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@ const DownloadJSON = ({ data, fileName, className }) => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <button className={className} onClick={downloadJSON}>
+    <button type={type} className={className} onClick={downloadJSON}>
       Download JSON
     </button>
   )
diff --git a/src/forms/components/DownloadXLSX.tsx b/src/forms/components/DownloadXLSX.tsx
index b76cdefa..5886dac3 100644
--- a/src/forms/components/DownloadXLSX.tsx
+++ b/src/forms/components/DownloadXLSX.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ import React from "react"
 import * as XLSX from "xlsx"
 import { saveAs } from "file-saver"
 
-function DownloadXLSX({ data, fileName, className }) {
+interface DownloadXLSXProps {
+  data: any
+  fileName: string
+  type?: "button" | "submit" | "reset" // Match the allowed types
+  className?: string
+}
+
+function DownloadXLSX({ data, fileName, type = "button", className }: DownloadXLSXProps) {
   const exportToExcel = () => {
     const worksheet = XLSX.utils.json_to_sheet(data)
     const workbook = XLSX.utils.book_new()
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ function DownloadXLSX({ data, fileName, className }) {
   }
 
   return (
-    <button className={className} onClick={exportToExcel}>
+    <button type={type} className={className} onClick={exportToExcel}>
       Download XLSX
     </button>
   )
diff --git a/src/forms/mutations/createForm.ts b/src/forms/mutations/createForm.ts
index 68936673..890ac4fa 100644
--- a/src/forms/mutations/createForm.ts
+++ b/src/forms/mutations/createForm.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ export default resolver.pipe(
           },
         },
       },
+      include: {
+        versions: true, // Include related formVersion in the return
+      },
     })
 
     return form
diff --git a/src/forms/schema/projectSchema.js b/src/forms/schema/projectSchema.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc0a313f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/forms/schema/projectSchema.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export const JsonProject = `
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "Project Information",
+  "required": [],
+  "properties": {
+    "abstract": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Abstract:"
+    },
+    "citation": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Citation:"
+    },
+    "keywords": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Keywords:",
+      "description": "Keywords separated by commas."
+    },
+    "publisher": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Publisher:"
+    },
+    "identifier": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "Identifier:",
+      "description": "DOI, ISSN, etc."
+    }
+  },
+  "description": "Default Project Metadata",
+  "dependencies": {}
+}
+`
+
+export const JsonProjectUI = `
+{
+  "abstract": {
+    "ui:widget": "textarea"
+  },
+  "citation": {
+    "ui:widget": "textarea"
+  },
+  "ui:order": [
+    "abstract",
+    "keywords",
+    "citation",
+    "publisher",
+    "identifier"
+  ]
+}
+`
diff --git a/src/forms/utils/getDefaultSchemaList.ts b/src/forms/utils/getDefaultSchemaList.ts
index 3b86bc4d..80e005f8 100644
--- a/src/forms/utils/getDefaultSchemaList.ts
+++ b/src/forms/utils/getDefaultSchemaList.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { JsonProjectMember, JsonProjectMemberUI } from "src/forms/schema/projectMemberSchema"
 import { JsonFunder, JsonFunderUI } from "src/forms/schema/funderSchema"
+import { JsonProject, JsonProjectUI } from "src/forms/schema/projectSchema"
 
 export function getDefaultSchemaLists() {
-  const schemas = [JsonProjectMember, JsonFunder]
-  const uis = [JsonProjectMemberUI, JsonFunderUI]
+  const schemas = [JsonProjectMember, JsonFunder, JsonProject]
+  const uis = [JsonProjectMemberUI, JsonFunderUI, JsonProjectUI]
 
   const restructured = schemas.map((schema, index) => {
     const parsed = JSON.parse(schema)
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/contributors/[contributorId]/edit.tsx b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/contributors/[contributorId]/edit.tsx
index 2caf6fc8..4111128a 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/contributors/[contributorId]/edit.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/contributors/[contributorId]/edit.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Suspense } from "react"
 import { Routes } from "@blitzjs/next"
-import Head from "next/head"
 import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { useQuery, useMutation } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
 import { useParam } from "@blitzjs/next"
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/edit.tsx b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/edit.tsx
index e53a5a5c..ef6886ae 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/edit.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/edit.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { Suspense } from "react"
+import { Suspense, useState } from "react"
 import { Routes } from "@blitzjs/next"
-import Head from "next/head"
 import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { useQuery, useMutation } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
 import { useParam } from "@blitzjs/next"
@@ -14,6 +13,12 @@ import { FORM_ERROR } from "final-form"
 import toast from "react-hot-toast"
 import useProjectMemberAuthorization from "src/projectprivileges/hooks/UseProjectMemberAuthorization"
 import { MemberPrivileges } from "db"
+import { useCurrentUser } from "src/users/hooks/useCurrentUser"
+import DownloadJSON from "src/forms/components/DownloadJSON"
+import DownloadXLSX from "src/forms/components/DownloadXLSX"
+import { JsonFormModal } from "src/core/components/JsonFormModal"
+import getJsonSchema from "src/forms/utils/getJsonSchema"
+import { MetadataDisplay } from "src/summary/components/MetaDataDisplay"
 
 export const EditProject = () => {
   // Setup
@@ -36,11 +41,7 @@ export const EditProject = () => {
   const initialValues = {
     name: project.name,
     description: project.description!,
-    abstract: project.abstract!,
-    keywords: project.keywords!,
-    citation: project.citation!,
-    publisher: project.publisher!,
-    identifier: project.identifier!,
+    selectedFormVersionId: project.formVersionId,
   }
 
   // Handle events
@@ -86,19 +87,152 @@ export const EditProject = () => {
     }
   }
 
+  // get current user for metadata forms
+  const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
+  if (!currentUser) {
+    throw new Error("You must be logged in to access this page.")
+  }
+
+  // State to store metadata
+  const [assignmentMetadata, setAssignmentMetadata] = useState(project.metadata)
+
+  const handleJsonFormSubmit = async (data) => {
+    console.log("Submitting form data:", data) // Debug log
+    try {
+      const updatedProject = await updateProjectMutation({
+        id: project.id,
+        name: project.name,
+        metadata: data.formData,
+      })
+
+      // Update local state
+      setAssignmentMetadata(data.formData)
+
+      // Update the query data to refresh the background
+      await setQueryData((prevData) => {
+        if (!prevData) {
+          throw new Error("No previous data found")
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ...prevData,
+          metadata: updatedProject.metadata,
+          formVersion: prevData.formVersion ?? null, // Ensure formVersion is explicitly null if undefined
+        }
+      })
+
+      toast.success("Form data has been successfully saved!")
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to save form data:", error)
+      toast.error("Failed to save form data. Please try again.")
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleJsonFormError = (errors) => {
+    console.log(errors)
+  }
+  // Handle reset metadata
+  // Using hard reset to bypass validation
+  const handleResetMetadata = async () => {
+    try {
+      // Reset the metadata to an empty object
+      await updateProjectMutation({
+        id: project.id,
+        name: project.name,
+        metadata: {}, // Reset metadata to an empty object
+      })
+
+      // Update local state
+      setAssignmentMetadata({})
+
+      // Show a success toast
+      toast.success("Metadata has been successfully reset!")
+
+      // Refresh the form data
+      await setQueryData((prevData) => {
+        if (!prevData) {
+          throw new Error("No previous data found")
+        }
+
+        return {
+          ...prevData,
+          metadata: {}, // Reset metadata to an empty object
+          formVersion: prevData.formVersion ?? null, // Ensure formVersion is explicitly null if undefined
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to reset metadata:", error)
+      toast.error("Failed to reset metadata. Please try again.")
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <main className="flex flex-col mt-2 mx-auto w-full max-w-7xl">
         <h1 className="flex justify-center mb-2 text-3xl">Project Settings</h1>
         <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
-          <ProjectForm
-            submitText="Update Project"
-            schema={FormProjectSchema}
-            initialValues={initialValues}
-            cancelText="Cancel"
-            onCancel={handleCancel}
-            onSubmit={handleSubmit}
-          />
+          <div className="flex flex-row justify-center m-2">
+            <div className="card bg-base-300 mx-2 w-full">
+              <div className="card-body">
+                <div className="card-title">Edit Settings</div>
+                <ProjectForm
+                  submitText="Update Project"
+                  schema={FormProjectSchema}
+                  initialValues={initialValues}
+                  cancelText="Cancel"
+                  onCancel={handleCancel}
+                  onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+                  userId={currentUser.id}
+                  formResponseSupplied={initialValues.selectedFormVersionId ? true : false}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="flex flex-row justify-center m-2">
+            <div className="card bg-base-300 mx-2 w-full">
+              <div className="card-body">
+                <div className="card-title">View and Edit Form Data</div>
+                {project.formVersion ? (
+                  <div>
+                    <div className="flex flex-row justify-center mt-2">
+                      <DownloadJSON
+                        data={project.metadata}
+                        fileName={project.name}
+                        className="btn btn-primary"
+                        type="button"
+                      />
+                      <DownloadXLSX
+                        data={project.metadata}
+                        fileName={project.name}
+                        className="btn btn-secondary mx-2"
+                        type="button"
+                      />
+                      <JsonFormModal
+                        schema={getJsonSchema(project.formVersion?.schema)}
+                        uiSchema={getJsonSchema(project.formVersion?.uiSchema)}
+                        metadata={project.metadata ? project.metadata : {}}
+                        label={"Edit Form Data"}
+                        classNames="btn-info"
+                        onSubmit={handleJsonFormSubmit}
+                        onError={handleJsonFormError}
+                        resetHandler={handleResetMetadata}
+                        modalSize="w-11/12 max-w-5xl"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div>
+                      <MetadataDisplay metadata={project.metadata} />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                ) : (
+                  <p className="text-center text-gray-500 mt-4">
+                    No form has been created for this project yet.
+                  </p>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
 
           <div className="flex justify-end mt-4">
             <button type="button" className="btn btn-warning" onClick={handleDelete}>
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/summary/index.tsx b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/summary/index.tsx
index 0800340d..17b9a3f0 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/summary/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/summary/index.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import useProjectMemberAuthorization from "src/projectprivileges/hooks/UseProjec
 import { MemberPrivileges } from "db"
 import DateFormat from "src/core/components/DateFormat"
 import DownloadJSON from "src/forms/components/DownloadJSON"
+import { MetadataDisplay } from "src/summary/components/MetaDataDisplay"
 
 const Summary = () => {
   // Get data
@@ -25,34 +26,22 @@ const Summary = () => {
         <div className="card bg-base-300 mx-2 w-full">
           <div className="card-body">
             <div className="card-title">Project Metadata</div>
-            {/* <br /> WORD IN CAPS IS THE DATABASE COLUMN */}
             <br />
             Name: {project.name}
             <br />
             Created: <DateFormat date={project.createdAt}></DateFormat>
             <br />
-            Update: <DateFormat date={project.updatedAt}></DateFormat>
+            Last Update: <DateFormat date={project.updatedAt}></DateFormat>
             <br />
             Description: {project.description}
-            <br />
-            Abstract: {project.abstract}
-            <br />
-            Keywords: {project.keywords}
-            <br />
-            Citation: {project.citation}
-            <br />
-            Publisher: {project.publisher}
-            <br />
-            Identifier: {project.identifier}
+            {project.metadata ? (
+              <MetadataDisplay metadata={project.metadata} />
+            ) : (
+              <div>No metadata available for this project.</div>
+            )}
             <div className="card-actions justify-end">
-              <DownloadJSON
-                data={project}
-                fileName={`${project.name}`}
-                className="btn btn-primary"
-              />
-
               <Link
-                className="btn btn-secondary"
+                className="btn btn-primary"
                 href={Routes.EditProjectPage({ projectId: projectId! })}
               >
                 Edit
@@ -66,7 +55,16 @@ const Summary = () => {
       <div className="flex flex-row justify-center m-2">
         <div className="card bg-base-300 mx-2 w-full">
           <div className="card-body">
-            <div className="card-title">Organized Metadata (under construction)</div>
+            <div className="card-title">Summary Stats</div>
+            <div className="w-full flex flex-row justify-center">
+              <DownloadJSON
+                data={project}
+                fileName={`${project.name}`}
+                className="btn btn-primary"
+              />
+
+              <button className="btn btn-secondary mx-2">Launch Viewer (coming soon)</button>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/[taskId]/edit.tsx b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/[taskId]/edit.tsx
index 13dc24a6..3a397b07 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/[taskId]/edit.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/[taskId]/edit.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Suspense } from "react"
 import { Routes } from "@blitzjs/next"
-import Head from "next/head"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { useRouter } from "next/router"
 import { useMutation } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/new.tsx b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/new.tsx
index 03e367a1..7b14f4e2 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/new.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/[projectId]/tasks/new.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { TaskForm } from "src/tasks/components/TaskForm"
 import { FORM_ERROR } from "final-form"
 import { Suspense } from "react"
 import Layout from "src/core/layouts/Layout"
-import Head from "next/head"
 import toast from "react-hot-toast"
 import { useCurrentContributor } from "src/contributors/hooks/useCurrentContributor"
 import PageHeader from "src/core/components/PageHeader"
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/index.tsx b/src/pages/projects/index.tsx
index c5e42c23..4d863363 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Suspense, useState } from "react"
 import { Routes } from "@blitzjs/next"
-import Head from "next/head"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import Layout from "src/core/layouts/Layout"
 import ProjectsList from "src/projects/components/ProjectsList"
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/new.tsx b/src/pages/projects/new.tsx
index 0dd5d29f..ea91c1d9 100644
--- a/src/pages/projects/new.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/projects/new.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import { ProjectForm } from "src/projects/components/ProjectForm"
 import { FORM_ERROR } from "final-form"
 import { Suspense } from "react"
 import toast from "react-hot-toast"
+import { useCurrentUser } from "src/users/hooks/useCurrentUser"
 
 const NewProjectPage = () => {
   const router = useRouter()
   const [createProjectMutation] = useMutation(createProject)
+  const currentUser = useCurrentUser()
+  const userId = currentUser?.id!
 
   return (
     <Layout>
@@ -20,7 +23,9 @@ const NewProjectPage = () => {
         <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
           <ProjectForm
             submitText="Create Project"
+            userId={userId}
             schema={FormProjectSchema}
+            formResponseSupplied={false}
             cancelText="Cancel"
             onCancel={() => router.push(Routes.ProjectsPage())}
             onSubmit={async (values) => {
diff --git a/src/pages/tasks/index.tsx b/src/pages/tasks/index.tsx
index f9d3551e..4cf3eb85 100644
--- a/src/pages/tasks/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/tasks/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import Layout from "src/core/layouts/Layout"
 import { AllTasksList } from "src/tasks/components/AllTaskList"
-import Head from "next/head"
 import { Suspense } from "react"
 import PageHeader from "src/core/components/PageHeader"
 
diff --git a/src/pages/updates/index.tsx b/src/pages/updates/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70fd3832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/updates/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import Layout from "src/core/layouts/Layout"
+import { Suspense } from "react"
+import PageHeader from "src/core/components/PageHeader"
+import {
+  CreateMetadata,
+  LinkDefaultForms,
+  TriggerDefaultForms,
+} from "src/updates/component/2025_01_migration"
+
+const UpdatesPage = () => {
+  return (
+    <Layout title="Updates">
+      <main className="flex flex-col mt-2 mx-auto w-full max-w-7xl">
+        <PageHeader className="flex justify-center mb-2" title="Updates" />
+        <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
+          <div>
+            <h3>Updates January 1, 2025</h3>
+            Please run updates in the following order:
+            <div>
+              <TriggerDefaultForms />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <LinkDefaultForms />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <CreateMetadata />
+            </div>
+            <br />
+          </div>
+        </Suspense>
+      </main>
+    </Layout>
+  )
+}
+
+export default UpdatesPage
diff --git a/src/projects/components/ProjectForm.tsx b/src/projects/components/ProjectForm.tsx
index 315deb9d..0fbe919c 100644
--- a/src/projects/components/ProjectForm.tsx
+++ b/src/projects/components/ProjectForm.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,58 @@
-import React from "react"
+import React, { useState } from "react"
 import { Form, FormProps } from "src/core/components/fields/Form"
 import { LabeledTextField } from "src/core/components/fields/LabeledTextField"
 import { LabeledTextAreaField } from "src/core/components/fields/LabeledTextAreaField"
 import { z } from "zod"
+import ProjectSchemaInput from "./ProjectSchemaInput"
+
+interface ProjectFormProps<S extends z.ZodType<any, any>> extends FormProps<S> {
+  formResponseSupplied?: boolean
+  userId: number
+  initialValues?: {
+    selectedFormVersionId?: number | null
+    [key: string]: any // Allows flexibility for additional form values
+  }
+}
+
+export function ProjectForm<S extends z.ZodType<any, any>>(props: ProjectFormProps<S>) {
+  const {
+    formResponseSupplied = true,
+    userId,
+    initialValues = { selectedFormVersionId: null }, // Default value for new projects
+    ...formProps
+  } = props
+
+  const [formVersionId, setFormVersionId] = useState<number | null>(
+    initialValues.selectedFormVersionId ?? null // Use null if undefined
+  )
+
+  //console.log("Current formVersionId:", formVersionId)
+  //console.log("Initial values:", initialValues)
+
+  // Callback to handle default form creation
+  const handleDefaultFormCreated = (newFormVersionId: number) => {
+    //console.log("Default form version created with ID:", newFormVersionId)
+    setFormVersionId(newFormVersionId) // Update state with the new form version ID
+  }
+
+  // Override onSubmit to include formVersionId
+  const handleSubmit = async (values: S, form: any, callback?: any) => {
+    const updatedValues = { ...values, formVersionId } // Add formVersionId to the submission
+    //console.log("Submitting form with values:", updatedValues)
+
+    // Call the original onSubmit passed via props with all required arguments
+    if (formProps.onSubmit) {
+      await formProps.onSubmit(updatedValues, form, callback)
+    }
+  }
 
-export function ProjectForm<S extends z.ZodType<any, any>>(props: FormProps<S>) {
   return (
-    <Form<S> {...props}>
+    <Form<S>
+      {...formProps}
+      initialValues={initialValues}
+      onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+      encType="multipart/form-data"
+    >
       <LabeledTextField
         name="name"
         label="Name: (Required)"
@@ -21,46 +67,32 @@ export function ProjectForm<S extends z.ZodType<any, any>>(props: FormProps<S>)
         label="Description:"
         placeholder="Description"
       />
-      <br />
-      <LabeledTextAreaField
-        className="mb-4 textarea text-primary textarea-bordered textarea-primary textarea-lg w-1/2 bg-base-300 border-2"
-        name="abstract"
-        label="Abstract:"
-        placeholder="Abstract"
-      />
-      <br />
-      <LabeledTextField
-        name="keywords"
-        label="Keywords:"
-        placeholder="Keywords separated by commas"
-        type="text"
-        className="input mb-4 w-1/2 text-primary input-primary input-bordered border-2 bg-base-300"
-      />
-      <br />
-      <LabeledTextField
-        name="citation"
-        label="Citation:"
-        placeholder="Citation"
-        type="text"
-        className="input mb-4 w-1/2 text-primary input-primary input-bordered border-2 bg-base-300"
-      />
-      <br />
-      <LabeledTextField
-        name="publisher"
-        label="Publisher:"
-        placeholder="Publisher"
-        type="text"
-        className="input mb-4 w-1/2 text-primary input-primary input-bordered border-2 bg-base-300"
-      />
-      <br />
-      <LabeledTextField
-        name="identifier"
-        label="Identifier:"
-        placeholder="Identifier: DOI, ISBN, etc."
-        type="text"
-        className="input mb-4 w-1/2 text-primary input-primary input-bordered border-2 bg-base-300"
+
+      <label>Project Details: </label>
+
+      {formResponseSupplied ? (
+        <div className="mt-4">
+          <p className="w-1/2 text-lg">
+            You have previously selected a form to describe this project. If you change to a new
+            form, you will retain the old information, and it will be transferred to the new form as
+            long as the object names (question labels) match. The non-matches are kept in the
+            background, and if you want to clear it out, please reset the form data under Edit Form.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      ) : (
+        <div className="mt-4 w-1/2">
+          <p className="text-lg">
+            Add project details by adding a form. Not sure where to start? Click Add Form and select
+            the default. You can change this later under settings.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <ProjectSchemaInput
+        userId={userId}
+        onDefaultFormCreated={handleDefaultFormCreated}
+        selectedFormVersionId={formVersionId ?? null}
       />
-      {/* template: <__component__ name="__fieldName__" label="__Field_Name__" placeholder="__Field_Name__"  type="__inputType__" /> */}
     </Form>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/projects/components/ProjectSchemaInput.tsx b/src/projects/components/ProjectSchemaInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..256a032c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/projects/components/ProjectSchemaInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
+import React, { useState } from "react"
+import Modal from "src/core/components/Modal"
+import RadioFieldTable from "src/core/components/fields/RadioFieldTable"
+import { FormWithVersionAndUser } from "src/tasks/components/TaskSchemaInput"
+import getForms from "src/forms/queries/getForms"
+import createForm from "src/forms/mutations/createForm"
+import { getDefaultSchemaLists } from "src/forms/utils/getDefaultSchemaList"
+import { toast } from "react-hot-toast"
+
+interface ProjectSchemaInputProps {
+  userId: number
+  onDefaultFormCreated: (formVersionId: number) => void // Callback to send back to ProjectForm
+  selectedFormVersionId: number | null
+}
+
+export const ProjectSchemaInput = ({
+  userId,
+  onDefaultFormCreated,
+  selectedFormVersionId,
+}: ProjectSchemaInputProps) => {
+  const [openSchemaModal, setOpenSchemaModal] = useState(false)
+  const handleToggleSchemaUpload = () => setOpenSchemaModal((prev) => !prev)
+
+  const [CreateFormMutation] = useMutation(createForm)
+  // get default project one
+  const formTemplateOptions = getDefaultSchemaLists().filter(
+    (template) => template.label === "Project Information"
+  )
+
+  // Handle creating the default form
+  const handleCreateDefaultForm = async () => {
+    try {
+      if (formTemplateOptions.length > 0) {
+        const defaultTemplate = formTemplateOptions[0] // Assuming there's only one match
+        const newFormVersion = await CreateFormMutation({
+          userId: userId,
+          schema: defaultTemplate?.schema,
+          uiSchema: defaultTemplate?.uiSchema,
+        })
+        //console.log("New Default Form Created:", newFormVersion)
+        toast.success("Default form has been successfully created!")
+
+        // Ensure versions exists and has at least one item
+        const formVersionId = newFormVersion.versions?.[0]?.id
+        if (formVersionId) {
+          onDefaultFormCreated(formVersionId)
+        } else {
+          console.error("No form versions found in the returned data.")
+          toast.error("Failed to retrieve the form version ID.")
+        }
+
+        // Close the modal after creation
+        setOpenSchemaModal(false)
+      } else {
+        console.error("No default template found for Project Information")
+        toast.error("No default template found for Project Information")
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error creating default form:", error)
+      toast.error("Failed to create the default form. Please try again.")
+    }
+  }
+
+  const [userForms] = useQuery(getForms, {
+    where: { userId: { in: userId }, archived: false },
+  })
+
+  const typeduserForms = userForms as FormWithVersionAndUser[]
+
+  const schemas = typeduserForms
+    .filter((form) => form.formVersion)
+    .flatMap((form) => form.formVersion!)
+
+  // Add "(Default)" to the name of the default form
+  const options = schemas.map((schema) => ({
+    id: schema.id,
+    label:
+      (schema.schema as { description?: string })?.description === "Default Project Metadata"
+        ? `${schema.name} (Default)`
+        : schema.name,
+  }))
+
+  // Extra columns for the select table
+  const versionNumber = schemas.map((schema) => schema.version)
+
+  const extraData = versionNumber.map((version) => ({
+    version: version,
+  }))
+
+  const extraColumns = [
+    {
+      id: "version",
+      header: "Version",
+      accessorKey: "version",
+      cell: (info) => <span>{info.getValue()}</span>,
+    },
+  ]
+
+  // Handle radio button selection
+  const handleRadioChange = (selectedId: number) => {
+    console.log("Radio selected with formVersionId:", selectedId)
+    onDefaultFormCreated(selectedId)
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-4">
+      <button type="button" className="btn btn-primary w-1/2" onClick={handleToggleSchemaUpload}>
+        Assign Form
+      </button>
+      <Modal open={openSchemaModal} size="w-1/2">
+        <div>
+          <h1 className="flex justify-center mb-2 text-3xl">Select Form</h1>
+          <p>
+            If you have a form that includes our default description label, it is marked as
+            (Default) below. If you want to make and use a new version of that form to use, click
+            Create Default below.
+          </p>
+          <RadioFieldTable
+            name="formVersionId"
+            options={options}
+            extraColumns={extraColumns}
+            extraData={extraData}
+            value={selectedFormVersionId}
+            onChange={handleRadioChange} // Pass the onChange handler
+          />
+          <div className="modal-action">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="btn btn-primary self-end"
+              onClick={handleCreateDefaultForm}
+            >
+              Create Default
+            </button>
+
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="btn btn-secondary self-end"
+              onClick={handleToggleSchemaUpload}
+            >
+              Save Form Selection
+            </button>
+
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              className="btn btn-info self-end"
+              onClick={handleToggleSchemaUpload}
+            >
+              Close
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </Modal>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default ProjectSchemaInput
diff --git a/src/projects/mutations/createProject.ts b/src/projects/mutations/createProject.ts
index 8e1eca64..0e7e76fe 100644
--- a/src/projects/mutations/createProject.ts
+++ b/src/projects/mutations/createProject.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 import { resolver } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
 import db from "db"
 import { CreateProjectSchema } from "../schemas"
+import sendNotification from "src/notifications/mutations/sendNotification"
 
 export default resolver.pipe(
   resolver.zod(CreateProjectSchema),
   resolver.authorize(),
-  async (input, ctx) => {
+  async ({ name, description, formVersionId }, ctx) => {
     const userId = ctx.session.userId
     const project = await db.project.create({
       data: {
         // Inputs from project creation form
-        ...input,
+        name,
+        description,
+        formVersion: formVersionId
+          ? {
+              connect: { id: formVersionId },
+            }
+          : undefined,
         // Initialize project with "To Do", "In Progress", "Done" kanban board columns
         containers: {
           create: [
@@ -35,7 +42,7 @@ export default resolver.pipe(
     })
 
     // Create project member row for "individuals"
-    await db.projectMember.create({
+    const projectMember = await db.projectMember.create({
       data: {
         projectId: project.id,
         users: {
@@ -52,6 +59,58 @@ export default resolver.pipe(
       },
     })
 
+    const firstContainerId = project.containers
+      .filter((container) => container.projectId === project.id) // Ensure it's tied to the created project
+      .find((container) => container.containerOrder === 0)?.id
+
+    // only if they pick a form metadata
+    if (formVersionId) {
+      // Create a do this task
+      const task = await db.task.create({
+        data: {
+          name: "Complete Project Description Form",
+          project: {
+            connect: { id: project.id },
+          },
+          containerTaskOrder: 0, // has to be first only one
+          container: {
+            connect: { id: firstContainerId }, // put it in default to do
+          },
+          description:
+            "You added a description form to your project. You can complete that form by going to the project > clicking on settings in the left hand menu > and then edit form data.",
+          createdBy: {
+            connect: { id: projectMember.id },
+          },
+          assignedMembers: {
+            connect: { id: projectMember.id },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      // create the task log or you will blow this up
+      await db.taskLog.create({
+        data: {
+          task: { connect: { id: task.id } },
+          assignedTo: { connect: { id: projectMember.id } },
+          completedAs: "INDIVIDUAL",
+        },
+      })
+
+      // create announcement
+      await sendNotification(
+        {
+          templateId: "taskAssigned",
+          recipients: [userId],
+          data: {
+            taskName: "Complete Project Description Form",
+            createdBy: "STAPLE Admin",
+          },
+          projectId: project.id,
+        },
+        ctx
+      )
+    }
+
     return project
   }
 )
diff --git a/src/projects/mutations/updateProject.ts b/src/projects/mutations/updateProject.ts
index 353d9a2d..b8463ea2 100644
--- a/src/projects/mutations/updateProject.ts
+++ b/src/projects/mutations/updateProject.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-import { resolver } from "@blitzjs/rpc";
-import db from "db";
-import { UpdateProjectSchema } from "../schemas";
+import { resolver } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
+import db from "db"
+import { UpdateProjectSchema } from "../schemas"
 
 export default resolver.pipe(
   resolver.zod(UpdateProjectSchema),
   resolver.authorize(),
   async ({ id, ...data }) => {
     // TODO: in multi-tenant app, you must add validation to ensure correct tenant
-    const project = await db.project.update({ where: { id }, data });
+    const project = await db.project.update({
+      where: { id },
+      include: {
+        formVersion: true, // Ensure formVersion is included
+      },
+      data,
+    })
 
-    return project;
+    return project
   }
-);
+)
diff --git a/src/projects/queries/getProject.ts b/src/projects/queries/getProject.ts
index b6383253..613b1fab 100644
--- a/src/projects/queries/getProject.ts
+++ b/src/projects/queries/getProject.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ const GetProject = z.object({
 })
 
 export default resolver.pipe(resolver.zod(GetProject), resolver.authorize(), async ({ id }) => {
-  const project = await db.project.findFirst({ where: { id } })
+  const project = await db.project.findFirst({
+    where: { id },
+    include: {
+      formVersion: true, // Include the related formVersion
+    },
+  })
 
   if (!project) throw new NotFoundError()
 
diff --git a/src/projects/schemas.ts b/src/projects/schemas.ts
index 9120cdaf..d5bf207f 100644
--- a/src/projects/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/projects/schemas.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
+import { Prisma } from "db"
 import { z } from "zod"
 
 export const FormProjectSchema = z.object({
   name: z.string(),
   description: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  abstract: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  keywords: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  citation: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  publisher: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  identifier: z.string().optional().nullable(),
+  formVersionId: z.number().optional().nullable(),
   // template: __fieldName__: z.__zodType__(),
 })
 
 export const CreateProjectSchema = z.object({
   name: z.string(),
   description: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  abstract: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  keywords: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  citation: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  publisher: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  identifier: z.string().optional().nullable(),
+  formVersionId: z.number().optional().nullable(),
   columns: z.any(),
   // template: __fieldName__: z.__zodType__(),
 })
@@ -27,11 +20,26 @@ export const UpdateProjectSchema = z.object({
   id: z.number(),
   name: z.string(),
   description: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  abstract: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  keywords: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  citation: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  publisher: z.string().optional().nullable(),
-  identifier: z.string().optional().nullable(),
+  formVersionId: z.number().optional().nullable(),
+  metadata: z
+    .unknown()
+    .nullable()
+    .refine(
+      (data) => {
+        if (data === null || data === undefined) {
+          return true // Allow null or undefined
+        }
+
+        try {
+          JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(data))
+          return true
+        } catch (error) {
+          return false
+        }
+      },
+      { message: "Invalid JSON format" }
+    )
+    .transform((data) => data as Prisma.NullableJsonNullValueInput),
   // template: __fieldName__: z.__zodType__(),
 })
 
diff --git a/src/summary/components/MetaDataDisplay.tsx b/src/summary/components/MetaDataDisplay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b4a9efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/summary/components/MetaDataDisplay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export const MetadataDisplay = ({ metadata }) => {
+  if (!metadata || typeof metadata !== "object" || Array.isArray(metadata)) {
+    return <p>No metadata available for this project.</p>
+  }
+
+  const toProperCase = (str) => {
+    return str
+      .split(" ")
+      .map((word) => word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1).toLowerCase())
+      .join(" ")
+  }
+
+  const renderValue = (value: any) => {
+    if (typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value)) {
+      // Handle nested objects
+      return (
+        <div className="ml-4">
+          {Object.entries(value).map(([nestedKey, nestedValue]) => (
+            <span key={nestedKey}>
+              {toProperCase(nestedKey)}: {renderValue(nestedValue)}
+              <br />
+            </span>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )
+    } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      // Handle arrays
+      return (
+        <ul className="list-disc ml-6">
+          {value.map((item, index) => (
+            <li key={index}>{renderValue(item)}</li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      )
+    } else {
+      // Handle primitive values
+      return <span>{value?.toString() || "N/A"}</span>
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col mt-2">
+      <strong>Project Form Data:</strong> <br />
+      {Object.entries(metadata).map(([key, value]) => (
+        <span key={key}>
+          {toProperCase(key)}: {renderValue(value)}
+          <br />
+        </span>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/tasks/components/TaskSchemaInput.tsx b/src/tasks/components/TaskSchemaInput.tsx
index e9257438..60b8c78d 100644
--- a/src/tasks/components/TaskSchemaInput.tsx
+++ b/src/tasks/components/TaskSchemaInput.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const TaskSchemaInput = ({ projectManagerIds }: TaskSchemaInputProps) =>
               className="btn btn-primary self-end"
               onClick={handleToggleSchemaUpload}
             >
-              Close
+              Save
             </button>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/updates/component/2025_01_migration.tsx b/src/updates/component/2025_01_migration.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08904e45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/updates/component/2025_01_migration.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import React from "react"
+import { invoke } from "@blitzjs/rpc"
+import { toast } from "react-hot-toast"
+import createDefaultFormsForUsers from "../queries/20250101_01_defaultform"
+import linkDefaultFormToProjects from "../queries/20250101_02_linkdefaultform"
+import migrateColumnsToMetadata from "../queries/20250101_03_createmetadata"
+
+export const TriggerDefaultForms = () => {
+  const handleCreateDefaultForms = async () => {
+    try {
+      // Call the backend function
+      await invoke(createDefaultFormsForUsers, {})
+      toast.success("Default forms created successfully for all users!")
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error creating default forms:", error)
+      toast.error("Failed to create default forms. Check console for details.")
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center mt-4">
+      <button onClick={handleCreateDefaultForms} className="btn btn-primary">
+        Create Default Forms for Users
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export const LinkDefaultForms = () => {
+  const handleLinkDefaultForms = async () => {
+    try {
+      // Call the backend function
+      await invoke(linkDefaultFormToProjects, {})
+      toast.success("Default forms linked to all users!")
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error linking default forms:", error)
+      toast.error("Failed to link default forms. Check console for details.")
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center mt-4">
+      <button onClick={handleLinkDefaultForms} className="btn btn-primary">
+        Link Default Forms for Users
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export const CreateMetadata = () => {
+  const handleCreateMetadata = async () => {
+    try {
+      // Call the backend function
+      await invoke(migrateColumnsToMetadata, {})
+      toast.success("Migrated metadata for all projects!")
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error migrating data:", error)
+      toast.error("Failed to migrate data. Check console for details.")
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col items-center mt-4">
+      <button onClick={handleCreateMetadata} className="btn btn-primary">
+        Create Metadata from Current Projects
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/updates/queries/20250101_01_defaultform.ts b/src/updates/queries/20250101_01_defaultform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a55aeee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/updates/queries/20250101_01_defaultform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { Ctx } from "@blitzjs/next"
+import db from "db"
+import { getDefaultSchemaLists } from "src/forms/utils/getDefaultSchemaList"
+
+export default async function createDefaultFormsForUsers(_: unknown, ctx: Ctx) {
+  ctx.session.$authorize() // Authorize the user
+
+  try {
+    console.log("Fetching users...")
+    const users = await db.user.findMany()
+    console.log(`Found ${users.length} users.`)
+
+    const formTemplateOptions = getDefaultSchemaLists().filter(
+      (template) => template.label === "Project Information"
+    )
+    console.log("Form Template Options:", formTemplateOptions)
+
+    if (!formTemplateOptions.length) {
+      throw new Error("No form template found with label 'Project Information'")
+    }
+
+    const defaultTemplate = formTemplateOptions[0]
+
+    for (const user of users) {
+      console.log(`Creating form for user: ${user.email}`)
+      const form = await db.form.create({
+        data: {
+          userId: user.id,
+          versions: {
+            create: {
+              name: defaultTemplate?.label,
+              version: 1,
+              schema: defaultTemplate?.schema,
+              uiSchema: defaultTemplate?.uiSchema,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      })
+
+      console.log(`Created form ID: ${form.id} for user: ${user.email}`)
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error creating default forms:", error)
+    throw error
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/updates/queries/20250101_02_linkdefaultform.ts b/src/updates/queries/20250101_02_linkdefaultform.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad4907bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/updates/queries/20250101_02_linkdefaultform.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { Ctx } from "@blitzjs/next"
+import db from "db"
+
+export default async function linkDefaultFormToProjects(_: unknown, ctx: Ctx) {
+  ctx.session.$authorize() // Authorize the user
+
+  const projects = await db.project.findMany({
+    include: {
+      projectMembers: {
+        include: {
+          users: true, // Include the linked users for each project member
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  })
+
+  for (const project of projects) {
+    // Assuming the first member is the project owner
+    // and that they are the only user in the array
+    const user = project.projectMembers[0]?.users[0]
+
+    if (user) {
+      const defaultForm = await db.form.findFirst({
+        where: {
+          userId: user.id,
+          versions: {
+            some: {
+              schema: {
+                path: ["description"], // Path to "description" key in the schema JSON
+                equals: "Default Project Metadata",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        orderBy: {
+          createdAt: "desc", // Newest first
+        },
+        include: { versions: true },
+      })
+
+      if (defaultForm && defaultForm.versions[0]) {
+        // Update the project to link to the formVersionId
+        await db.project.update({
+          where: { id: project.id },
+          data: {
+            formVersionId: defaultForm.versions[0].id,
+          },
+        })
+
+        console.log(
+          `Linked formVersionId ${defaultForm.versions[0].id} to project ID: ${project.id}`
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/updates/queries/20250101_03_createmetadata.ts b/src/updates/queries/20250101_03_createmetadata.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ceeea70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/updates/queries/20250101_03_createmetadata.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import db from "db"
+import { Ctx } from "@blitzjs/next"
+
+export default async function migrateColumnsToMetadata(_: unknown, ctx: Ctx) {
+  ctx.session.$authorize() // Authorize the user
+  const projects = await db.project.findMany()
+
+  for (const project of projects) {
+    // Combine old columns into metadata
+    const metadata = {
+      abstract: project.abstract,
+      keywords: project.keywords,
+      citation: project.citation,
+      publisher: project.publisher,
+      identifier: project.identifier,
+    }
+
+    // Update the project to set the metadata column
+    // leave other columns just in case
+    await db.project.update({
+      where: { id: project.id },
+      data: {
+        metadata,
+      },
+    })
+
+    console.log(`Migrated columns to metadata for project ID: ${project.id}`)
+  }
+}