diff --git a/osf/models/cedar_metadata.py b/osf/models/cedar_metadata.py
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+++ b/osf/models/cedar_metadata.py
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+from django.db import models
+from osf.utils.datetime_aware_jsonfield import DateTimeAwareJSONField
+from .base import BaseModel, ObjectIDMixin
+
+
+class CedarMetadataTemplate(ObjectIDMixin, BaseModel):
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    template = DateTimeAwareJSONField(default=dict)
+    active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    tempate_version = models.PositiveIntegerField
+
+    class Meta:
+        unique_together = ('title', 'template_version')
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return f'({self.title}, version {self.tempate_version})'