diff --git a/input/forms.py b/input/forms.py
index cd9e281..4b32d60 100755
--- a/input/forms.py
+++ b/input/forms.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.forms.renderers import DjangoTemplates
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django import forms
+from .models import ProjectRequest, PROJECT_CATEGORIES, WIKIMEDIA_CHOICES
 
 from .models import (
     TYPE_CHOICES,
@@ -306,3 +307,117 @@ class ListForm(BaseApplicationForm, CommonOrderMixin):
         model = List
         fields = ['domain', 'address']
         exclude = ['intern_notes', 'survey_mail_send','mail_state']
+
+
+class ProjectRequestForm(CommonOrderMixin, forms.ModelForm):
+    """
+    Public-facing form for < 1000 EUR project requests.
+
+    Key points:
+    - JSONField-backed multi-selects are exposed as MultipleChoiceField with checkbox widgets.
+    - We return `list(...)` in clean_* so the JSONField gets a native list.
+    - Extra UX tweaks: textareas for long text, number inputs with min/max/step, help_texts with links via format_html.
+    """
+
+    # Expose JSON-backed categories as a checkbox multi-select
+    categories = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        choices=[(c, c) for c in PROJECT_CATEGORIES],
+        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple,
+        label='Projektkategorie',
+        help_text='In welche dieser Kategorien lässt sich dein Projekt einordnen?'
+    )
+
+    # Expose JSON-backed wikimedia_projects as a checkbox multi-select
+    wikimedia_projects = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        choices=[(w, w) for w in WIKIMEDIA_CHOICES],
+        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple,
+        label='Wikimedia Projekt(e)',
+        help_text='Auf welches Wikimedia-Projekt bezieht sich dein Vorhaben?',
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = ProjectRequest
+        fields = [
+            'realname', 'email',
+            'name', 'description',
+            'categories', 'categories_other',
+            'wikimedia_projects', 'wikimedia_other',
+            'start', 'end', 'participants_estimated',
+            'page', 'group', 'location',
+            'cost', 'insurance', 'notes',
+        ]
+
+        # Widgets are chosen for better UX and to gently guide valid inputs in the browser
+        widgets = {
+            'start': AdminDateWidget(),
+            'end': AdminDateWidget(),
+
+            # Long-text fields as textareas with sensible row counts
+            'description': forms.Textarea(attrs={'rows': 5}),
+            'notes': forms.Textarea(attrs={'rows': 6}),
+
+            # Integer-like fields: browser-side constraints (server still validates in the model)
+            'participants_estimated': forms.NumberInput(attrs={'min': 0, 'step': 1}),
+            'cost': forms.NumberInput(attrs={'min': 0, 'max': 1000, 'step': 1}),
+        }
+
+        # Human-readable help_texts; use format_html for safe HTML (links)
+        help_texts = {
+            'name': 'Bitte gib einen Namen für das Projekt an.',
+            'description': 'Bitte beschreibe kurz, was die Ziele deines Projekts sind.',
+            'participants_estimated': 'Wie viele Personen werden ungefähr an diesem Projekt teilnehmen?',
+            'page': 'Bitte gib einen Link zur Projektseite in den Wikimedia-Projekten an, wenn vorhanden.',
+            'group': 'Sofern zutreffend: Bitte gib an, welche Personen das Projekt gemeinsam mit dir organisieren.',
+            'location': 'Sofern zutreffend: Bitte gib hier den Ort an, an welchem das Projekt stattfinden wird.',
+            'cost': 'Wie hoch werden die Projektkosten voraussichtlich sein? Bitte gib diese auf volle Euro gerundet an.',
+            'insurance': format_html(
+                'Möchtest du die <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:F%C3%B6rderung/Versicherung"> Unfall- und Haftpflichtversicherung</a> von Wikimedia Deutschland in Anspruch nehmen?'),
+            'notes': format_html(
+                'Falls du noch weitere Informationen hast, teile sie gern an dieser Stelle mit uns. Für umfangreichere Informationen, schreibe uns eine E-Mail an <a href="mailto:community@wikimedia.de">community@wikimedia.de</a>.'),
+        }
+
+    # Persist multi-selects as Python lists so JSONField stores a JSON array
+    def clean_categories(self):
+        return list(self.cleaned_data.get('categories', []))
+
+    def clean_wikimedia_projects(self):
+        return list(self.cleaned_data.get('wikimedia_projects', []))
+
+
+class ProjectRequestAdminForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    """
+    Admin form for ProjectRequest.
+
+    Key points:
+    - Same checkbox multi-selects for JSON-backed fields to improve admin UX.
+    - Keep fields="__all__" so admin users can inspect/set workflow fields if needed.
+    - Do NOT add extra business logic here; validation lives in the model's clean().
+    """
+
+    categories = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        choices=[(c, c) for c in PROJECT_CATEGORIES],
+        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple,
+        label='Projektkategorie'
+    )
+    wikimedia_projects = forms.MultipleChoiceField(
+        choices=[(w, w) for w in WIKIMEDIA_CHOICES],
+        widget=forms.CheckboxSelectMultiple,
+        label='Wikimedia Projekt(e)'
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = ProjectRequest
+        fields = "__all__"
+
+        # Make longer texts easier to edit in the admin UI
+        widgets = {
+            'description': forms.Textarea(attrs={'rows': 5}),
+            'notes': forms.Textarea(attrs={'rows': 6}),
+        }
+
+    # Ensure JSONField receives a list
+    def clean_categories(self):
+        return list(self.cleaned_data.get('categories', []))
+
+    def clean_wikimedia_projects(self):
+        return list(self.cleaned_data.get('wikimedia_projects', []))