diff --git a/app/apply/org/page.tsx b/app/apply/org/page.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bb0fd5..0000000
--- a/app/apply/org/page.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import Link from "next/link";
-import PublicLayout from "@/components/layout/PublicLayout";
-
-export default function OrgApplyPage() {
-  return (
-    <PublicLayout>
-      <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-6 py-12">
-        <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold">
-          Organization Application
-        </h1>
-        <p className="mt-2 text-gray-600">Coming soon.</p>
-
-        <Link href="/apply" className="mt-6 inline-block underline">
-          Back to Apply
-        </Link>
-      </div>
-    </PublicLayout>
-  );
-}
-
diff --git a/app/apply/organization/page.tsx b/app/apply/organization/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3e4986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/apply/organization/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+import PublicLayout from "@/components/layout/PublicLayout";
+
+type ProjectFormState = {
+  companyName: string;
+  projectTitle: string;
+  budget: string;
+  description: string;
+};
+
+export default function CompanyProjectPage() {
+  const [form, setForm] = useState<ProjectFormState>({
+    companyName: "",
+    projectTitle: "",
+    budget: "",
+    description: "",
+  });
+
+  function updateField<K extends keyof ProjectFormState>(
+    key: K,
+    value: string,
+  ) {
+    setForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
+  }
+
+  function handleSubmit(e: React.FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    console.log("Submitting Company Project:", form);
+    alert("Project details logged to console!");
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <PublicLayout>
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl px-6 py-12">
+        <header className="mb-10">
+          <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-gray-900">
+            New Company Project
+          </h1>
+          <p className="mt-2 text-gray-600">
+            Submit your project proposal for review. All fields are required.
+          </p>
+        </header>
+
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="space-y-6">
+          {/* Company Name Field */}
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+            <label htmlFor="companyName" className="text-sm font-semibold">
+              Company / Organization Name
+            </label>
+            <input
+              id="companyName"
+              type="text"
+              required
+              value={form.companyName}
+              onChange={(e) => updateField("companyName", e.target.value)}
+              className="rounded-md border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-blue-500"
+              placeholder="Acme Corp"
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 md:grid-cols-2">
+            {/* Project Title Field */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+              <label htmlFor="projectTitle" className="text-sm font-semibold">
+                Project Title
+              </label>
+              <input
+                id="projectTitle"
+                type="text"
+                required
+                value={form.projectTitle}
+                onChange={(e) => updateField("projectTitle", e.target.value)}
+                className="rounded-md border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2"
+                placeholder="Internal CRM Redesign"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Budget Field */}
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+            <label htmlFor="budget" className="text-sm font-semibold">
+              Estimated Budget
+            </label>
+            <input
+              id="budget"
+              type="text"
+              required
+              value={form.budget}
+              onChange={(e) => updateField("budget", e.target.value)}
+              className="rounded-md border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2"
+              placeholder="e.g. $25,000"
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Description Field */}
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+            <label htmlFor="description" className="text-sm font-semibold">
+              Project Description
+            </label>
+            <textarea
+              id="description"
+              required
+              rows={4}
+              value={form.description}
+              onChange={(e) => updateField("description", e.target.value)}
+              className="rounded-md border border-gray-300 px-3 py-2"
+              placeholder="Outline the main objectives and deliverables..."
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Form Actions */}
+          <div className="pt-4">
+            <button
+              type="submit"
+              className="w-full rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-white font-medium hover:bg-blue-700 transition-colors"
+            >
+              Submit
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </PublicLayout>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/apply/page.tsx b/app/apply/page.tsx
index 1ac0232..20cbde4 100644
--- a/app/apply/page.tsx
+++ b/app/apply/page.tsx
@@ -13,13 +13,22 @@ export default function ApplyPage() {
         <section className="mt-10">
           <h2 className="text-2xl font-semibold mb-3">Application Types</h2>
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-            <Link href="/apply/startup" className="underline text-gray-700 hover:text-black">
+            <Link
+              href="/apply/startup"
+              className="underline text-gray-700 hover:text-black"
+            >
               Startup Application
             </Link>
-            <Link href="/apply/org" className="underline text-gray-700 hover:text-black">
+            <Link
+              href="/apply/organization"
+              className="underline text-gray-700 hover:text-black"
+            >
               Org Application
             </Link>
-            <Link href="/apply/team" className="underline text-gray-700 hover:text-black">
+            <Link
+              href="/apply/team"
+              className="underline text-gray-700 hover:text-black"
+            >
               Team Application
             </Link>
           </div>
@@ -27,4 +36,4 @@ export default function ApplyPage() {
       </div>
     </PublicLayout>
   );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/auth.ts b/auth.ts
index b9e609a..46b75b7 100644
--- a/auth.ts
+++ b/auth.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ export const { auth, handlers, signIn, signOut } = NextAuth({
     strategy: "jwt",
     maxAge: 30 * 24 * 60 * 60, // 30 days
   },
+  secret: process.env.AUTH_SECRET,
 });
diff --git a/components/layout/PublicLayout.tsx b/components/layout/PublicLayout.tsx
index c32a11d..8c1f1d6 100644
--- a/components/layout/PublicLayout.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/PublicLayout.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function PublicLayout({
       <main>{children}</main>
 
       <footer>
-        <h3>Public Footer</h3>
+        <h3>Footer placeholder</h3>
       </footer>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9e939c9..7fd39b6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@
                 "node": ">=18"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/@img/colour": {
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/colour/-/colour-1.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-A5P/LfWGFSl6nsckYtjw9da+19jB8hkJ6ACTGcDfEJ0aE+l2n2El7dsVM7UVHZQ9s2lmYMWlrS21YLy2IR1LUw==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "optional": true,
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=18"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/@img/sharp-darwin-arm64": {
             "version": "0.34.5",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@img/sharp-darwin-arm64/-/sharp-darwin-arm64-0.34.5.tgz",
@@ -1190,7 +1200,7 @@
             "license": "MIT",
             "optional": true,
             "dependencies": {
-                "tslib": "^2.4.0"
+                "tslib": "^2.8.0"
             }
         },
         "node_modules/@types/json5": {
@@ -5724,6 +5734,26 @@
                 "preact": ">=10"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/preact": {
+            "version": "10.24.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/preact/-/preact-10.24.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-Z2dPnBnMUfyQfSQ+GBdsGa16hz35YmLmtTLhM169uW944hYL6xzTYkJjC07j+Wosz733pMWx0fgON3JNw1jJQA==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "peer": true,
+            "funding": {
+                "type": "opencollective",
+                "url": "https://opencollective.com/preact"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/preact-render-to-string": {
+            "version": "6.5.11",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/preact-render-to-string/-/preact-render-to-string-6.5.11.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-ubnauqoGczeGISiOh6RjX0/cdaF8v/oDXIjO85XALCQjwQP+SB4RDXXtvZ6yTYSjG+PC1QRP2AhPgCEsM2EvUw==",
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "peerDependencies": {
+                "preact": ">=10"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/prelude-ls": {
             "version": "1.2.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prelude-ls/-/prelude-ls-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -5757,6 +5787,7 @@
             "devOptional": true,
             "hasInstallScript": true,
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
+            "peer": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "@prisma/config": "6.19.2",
                 "@prisma/engines": "6.19.2"
@@ -5863,6 +5894,7 @@
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-dom/-/react-dom-18.2.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-6IMTriUmvsjHUjNtEDudZfuDQUoWXVxKHhlEGSk81n4YFS+r/Kl99wXiwlVXtPBtJenozv2P+hxDsw9eA7Xo6g==",
             "license": "MIT",
+            "peer": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "loose-envify": "^1.1.0",
                 "scheduler": "^0.23.0"
@@ -6986,6 +7018,7 @@
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             "devOptional": true,
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
+            "peer": true,
             "bin": {
                 "tsc": "bin/tsc",
                 "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"