diff --git a/src/collections/Pages/homeFields.ts b/src/collections/Pages/homeFields.ts
index a0b935f..b5cc1aa 100644
--- a/src/collections/Pages/homeFields.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Pages/homeFields.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,33 @@ const sectionAdmin = (description: string) => ({
   initCollapsed: true,
 })
 
+const iconOptions = [
+  { label: 'Alert circle', value: 'alertCircle' },
+  { label: 'Arrow right', value: 'arrowRight' },
+  { label: 'Building', value: 'building2' },
+  { label: 'Check', value: 'check' },
+  { label: 'Check circle', value: 'checkCircle2' },
+  { label: 'File text', value: 'fileText' },
+  { label: 'Map pin', value: 'mapPin' },
+  { label: 'Search', value: 'search' },
+  { label: 'Send', value: 'send' },
+  { label: 'Star', value: 'star' },
+  { label: 'Trending up', value: 'trendingUp' },
+  { label: 'Trophy', value: 'trophy' },
+  { label: 'User', value: 'user' },
+  { label: 'User check', value: 'userCheck' },
+  { label: 'User plus', value: 'userPlus' },
+  { label: 'Users', value: 'users' },
+]
+
+const iconField = (defaultValue = 'star'): Field => ({
+  name: 'icon',
+  label: 'Icon',
+  type: 'select',
+  defaultValue,
+  options: iconOptions,
+})
+
 export const homeFields: Field[] = [
   {
     name: 'home',
@@ -236,9 +263,125 @@ export const homeFields: Field[] = [
           text('footnoteStrong', 'Footnote highlighted text', homeContent.application.footnoteStrong),
         ],
       },
+      {
+        name: 'form',
+        label: '09 · Embedded application form copy and logic labels',
+        type: 'group',
+        admin: sectionAdmin('Text, options, and eligibility thresholds used inside the home page multi-step application form.'),
+        fields: [
+          text('stepCompleteLabel', 'Completed step label', homeContent.form.stepCompleteLabel),
+          text('backLabel', 'Back button label', homeContent.form.backLabel),
+          text('nextLabel', 'Next button label', homeContent.form.nextLabel),
+          text('submitLabel', 'Submit button label', homeContent.form.submitLabel),
+          text('yesLabel', 'Yes option label', homeContent.form.yesLabel),
+          text('noLabel', 'No option label', homeContent.form.noLabel),
+          text('requiredSuffix', 'Required field suffix', homeContent.form.requiredSuffix),
+          {
+            name: 'validation',
+            label: 'Validation messages',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: [
+              text('choose', 'Choose message', homeContent.form.validation.choose),
+              text('required', 'Required message', homeContent.form.validation.required),
+              text('invalidEmail', 'Invalid email message', homeContent.form.validation.invalidEmail),
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'typeStep',
+            label: 'Step 1 · Submission type',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: [
+              text('eyebrow', 'Eyebrow', homeContent.form.typeStep.eyebrow),
+              text('heading', 'Heading', homeContent.form.typeStep.heading),
+              text('selfTitle', 'Self-application title', homeContent.form.typeStep.selfTitle),
+              textarea('selfDesc', 'Self-application description', homeContent.form.typeStep.selfDesc),
+              text('nominationTitle', 'Nomination title', homeContent.form.typeStep.nominationTitle),
+              textarea('nominationDesc', 'Nomination description', homeContent.form.typeStep.nominationDesc),
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'selfSteps',
+            label: 'Self-application step labels',
+            type: 'array',
+            dbName: 'home_self_steps',
+            defaultValue: homeContent.form.selfSteps,
+            fields: [text('label', 'Label'), iconField('trophy')],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'nominationSteps',
+            label: 'Nomination step labels',
+            type: 'array',
+            dbName: 'home_nom_steps',
+            defaultValue: homeContent.form.nominationSteps,
+            fields: [text('label', 'Label'), iconField('trophy')],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'employeeOptions',
+            label: 'Employee options',
+            type: 'array',
+            dbName: 'home_emp_opts',
+            defaultValue: homeContent.form.employeeOptions,
+            fields: [text('value', 'Value'), text('label', 'Label')],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'eligibility',
+            label: 'Self-application eligibility step',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: [
+              text('allowedEmployeeValues', 'Allowed employee option values, comma-separated', homeContent.form.eligibility.allowedEmployeeValues),
+              text('requiredBayernValue', 'Required Bavaria answer value', homeContent.form.eligibility.requiredBayernValue),
+              text('eyebrow', 'Eyebrow', homeContent.form.eligibility.eyebrow),
+              text('heading', 'Heading', homeContent.form.eligibility.heading),
+              text('employeesLabel', 'Employees field label', homeContent.form.eligibility.employeesLabel),
+              text('bayernLabel', 'Bavaria field label', homeContent.form.eligibility.bayernLabel),
+              text('ownerLabel', 'Owner field label', homeContent.form.eligibility.ownerLabel),
+              text('ineligibleHeading', 'Ineligible heading', homeContent.form.eligibility.ineligibleHeading),
+              textarea('ineligibleBody', 'Ineligible body', homeContent.form.eligibility.ineligibleBody),
+              text('ineligibleContactPrefix', 'Ineligible contact prefix', homeContent.form.eligibility.ineligibleContactPrefix),
+              text('ineligibleContactEmail', 'Ineligible contact email', homeContent.form.eligibility.ineligibleContactEmail),
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'selfContact',
+            label: 'Self-application contact step',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: Object.entries(homeContent.form.selfContact).map(([name, value]) => text(name, name, value)),
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'selfSummary',
+            label: 'Self-application summary step',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: Object.entries(homeContent.form.selfSummary).map(([name, value]) => text(name, name, value)),
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'nominationCompany',
+            label: 'Nomination company step',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: Object.entries(homeContent.form.nominationCompany).map(([name, value]) => text(name, name, value)),
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'nominationContact',
+            label: 'Nomination contact step',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: Object.entries(homeContent.form.nominationContact).map(([name, value]) => text(name, name, value)),
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'nominationSummary',
+            label: 'Nomination summary step',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: Object.entries(homeContent.form.nominationSummary).map(([name, value]) => text(name, name, value)),
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'success',
+            label: 'Success state copy',
+            type: 'group',
+            fields: Object.entries(homeContent.form.success).map(([name, value]) => text(name, name, value)),
+          },
+        ],
+      },
       {
         name: 'videoModal',
-        label: '09 · Video modal placeholder',
+        label: '10 · Video modal placeholder',
         type: 'group',
         admin: sectionAdmin('Copy shown when the hero video button is clicked.'),
         fields: [text('title', 'Title', homeContent.videoModal.title), text('description', 'Description', homeContent.videoModal.description), text('closeLabel', 'Close button label', homeContent.videoModal.closeLabel)],
diff --git a/src/payload-types.ts b/src/payload-types.ts
index ac6c75c..ddf602c 100644
--- a/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -414,6 +414,165 @@ export interface Page {
       footnote?: string | null;
       footnoteStrong?: string | null;
     };
+    /**
+     * Text, options, and eligibility thresholds used inside the home page multi-step application form.
+     */
+    form?: {
+      stepCompleteLabel?: string | null;
+      backLabel?: string | null;
+      nextLabel?: string | null;
+      submitLabel?: string | null;
+      yesLabel?: string | null;
+      noLabel?: string | null;
+      requiredSuffix?: string | null;
+      validation?: {
+        choose?: string | null;
+        required?: string | null;
+        invalidEmail?: string | null;
+      };
+      typeStep?: {
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        selfTitle?: string | null;
+        selfDesc?: string | null;
+        nominationTitle?: string | null;
+        nominationDesc?: string | null;
+      };
+      selfSteps?:
+        | {
+            label?: string | null;
+            icon?:
+              | (
+                  | 'alertCircle'
+                  | 'arrowRight'
+                  | 'building2'
+                  | 'check'
+                  | 'checkCircle2'
+                  | 'fileText'
+                  | 'mapPin'
+                  | 'search'
+                  | 'send'
+                  | 'star'
+                  | 'trendingUp'
+                  | 'trophy'
+                  | 'user'
+                  | 'userCheck'
+                  | 'userPlus'
+                  | 'users'
+                )
+              | null;
+            id?: string | null;
+          }[]
+        | null;
+      nominationSteps?:
+        | {
+            label?: string | null;
+            icon?:
+              | (
+                  | 'alertCircle'
+                  | 'arrowRight'
+                  | 'building2'
+                  | 'check'
+                  | 'checkCircle2'
+                  | 'fileText'
+                  | 'mapPin'
+                  | 'search'
+                  | 'send'
+                  | 'star'
+                  | 'trendingUp'
+                  | 'trophy'
+                  | 'user'
+                  | 'userCheck'
+                  | 'userPlus'
+                  | 'users'
+                )
+              | null;
+            id?: string | null;
+          }[]
+        | null;
+      employeeOptions?:
+        | {
+            value?: string | null;
+            label?: string | null;
+            id?: string | null;
+          }[]
+        | null;
+      eligibility?: {
+        allowedEmployeeValues?: string | null;
+        requiredBayernValue?: string | null;
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        employeesLabel?: string | null;
+        bayernLabel?: string | null;
+        ownerLabel?: string | null;
+        ineligibleHeading?: string | null;
+        ineligibleBody?: string | null;
+        ineligibleContactPrefix?: string | null;
+        ineligibleContactEmail?: string | null;
+      };
+      selfContact?: {
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        companyLabel?: string | null;
+        companyPlaceholder?: string | null;
+        nameLabel?: string | null;
+        namePlaceholder?: string | null;
+        emailLabel?: string | null;
+        emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
+        phoneLabel?: string | null;
+        phonePlaceholder?: string | null;
+        footnote?: string | null;
+      };
+      selfSummary?: {
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        companyLabel?: string | null;
+        employeesLabel?: string | null;
+        locationLabel?: string | null;
+        locationPrefix?: string | null;
+        contactLabel?: string | null;
+      };
+      nominationCompany?: {
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        companyLabel?: string | null;
+        companyPlaceholder?: string | null;
+        industryLabel?: string | null;
+        industryPlaceholder?: string | null;
+        locationLabel?: string | null;
+        locationPlaceholder?: string | null;
+      };
+      nominationContact?: {
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        nameLabel?: string | null;
+        namePlaceholder?: string | null;
+        emailLabel?: string | null;
+        emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
+        relationshipLabel?: string | null;
+        relationshipPlaceholder?: string | null;
+        footnote?: string | null;
+      };
+      nominationSummary?: {
+        eyebrow?: string | null;
+        heading?: string | null;
+        companyLabel?: string | null;
+        industryLabel?: string | null;
+        locationLabel?: string | null;
+        nominatedByLabel?: string | null;
+        emptyValue?: string | null;
+      };
+      success?: {
+        selfHeading?: string | null;
+        nominationHeading?: string | null;
+        selfPrefix?: string | null;
+        selfMiddle?: string | null;
+        selfSuffix?: string | null;
+        nominationPrefix?: string | null;
+        nominationMiddle?: string | null;
+        nominationSuffix?: string | null;
+      };
+    };
     /**
      * Copy shown when the hero video button is clicked.
      */
@@ -3232,6 +3391,144 @@ export interface PagesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
               footnote?: T;
               footnoteStrong?: T;
             };
+        form?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              stepCompleteLabel?: T;
+              backLabel?: T;
+              nextLabel?: T;
+              submitLabel?: T;
+              yesLabel?: T;
+              noLabel?: T;
+              requiredSuffix?: T;
+              validation?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    choose?: T;
+                    required?: T;
+                    invalidEmail?: T;
+                  };
+              typeStep?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    selfTitle?: T;
+                    selfDesc?: T;
+                    nominationTitle?: T;
+                    nominationDesc?: T;
+                  };
+              selfSteps?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    label?: T;
+                    icon?: T;
+                    id?: T;
+                  };
+              nominationSteps?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    label?: T;
+                    icon?: T;
+                    id?: T;
+                  };
+              employeeOptions?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    value?: T;
+                    label?: T;
+                    id?: T;
+                  };
+              eligibility?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    allowedEmployeeValues?: T;
+                    requiredBayernValue?: T;
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    employeesLabel?: T;
+                    bayernLabel?: T;
+                    ownerLabel?: T;
+                    ineligibleHeading?: T;
+                    ineligibleBody?: T;
+                    ineligibleContactPrefix?: T;
+                    ineligibleContactEmail?: T;
+                  };
+              selfContact?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    companyLabel?: T;
+                    companyPlaceholder?: T;
+                    nameLabel?: T;
+                    namePlaceholder?: T;
+                    emailLabel?: T;
+                    emailPlaceholder?: T;
+                    phoneLabel?: T;
+                    phonePlaceholder?: T;
+                    footnote?: T;
+                  };
+              selfSummary?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    companyLabel?: T;
+                    employeesLabel?: T;
+                    locationLabel?: T;
+                    locationPrefix?: T;
+                    contactLabel?: T;
+                  };
+              nominationCompany?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    companyLabel?: T;
+                    companyPlaceholder?: T;
+                    industryLabel?: T;
+                    industryPlaceholder?: T;
+                    locationLabel?: T;
+                    locationPlaceholder?: T;
+                  };
+              nominationContact?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    nameLabel?: T;
+                    namePlaceholder?: T;
+                    emailLabel?: T;
+                    emailPlaceholder?: T;
+                    relationshipLabel?: T;
+                    relationshipPlaceholder?: T;
+                    footnote?: T;
+                  };
+              nominationSummary?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    eyebrow?: T;
+                    heading?: T;
+                    companyLabel?: T;
+                    industryLabel?: T;
+                    locationLabel?: T;
+                    nominatedByLabel?: T;
+                    emptyValue?: T;
+                  };
+              success?:
+                | T
+                | {
+                    selfHeading?: T;
+                    nominationHeading?: T;
+                    selfPrefix?: T;
+                    selfMiddle?: T;
+                    selfSuffix?: T;
+                    nominationPrefix?: T;
+                    nominationMiddle?: T;
+                    nominationSuffix?: T;
+                  };
+            };
         videoModal?:
           | T
           | {
diff --git a/src/scripts/preload-home-page-cms.ts b/src/scripts/preload-home-page-cms.ts
index adc5a7a..6a4f906 100644
--- a/src/scripts/preload-home-page-cms.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/preload-home-page-cms.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ async function main() {
           ...applicationContent,
           awardImage,
         },
+        form: homeContent.form,
         videoModal: homeContent.videoModal,
       },
     } as never,
diff --git a/src/spa/homeContent.ts b/src/spa/homeContent.ts
index ff96826..ffc37cf 100644
--- a/src/spa/homeContent.ts
+++ b/src/spa/homeContent.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { participationContent } from '@/spa/participationContent'
+
 export const homeContent = {
   hero: {
     backgroundImageFilename: 'gala-saal-overview.jpg',
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ export const homeContent = {
     footnote: 'Kostenlos und unverbindlich –',
     footnoteStrong: 'keine Teilnahmegebühr',
   },
+  form: participationContent.form,
   videoModal: {
     title: 'Video-Player Platzhalter',
     description: 'Hier würde das Image-Video des BMP geladen werden.',
diff --git a/src/spa/pages/Home.tsx b/src/spa/pages/Home.tsx
index 8fbbf2a..d3b59be 100644
--- a/src/spa/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
   const winnersSection = home.winners || {};
   const benefits = home.benefits || {};
   const application = home.application || {};
+  const form = home.form || {};
   const videoModal = home.videoModal || {};
   const cmsPreistraeger = useCmsCollection('preistraeger');
   const selectedWinners = fallbackArray(winnersSection.featured, []);
@@ -551,7 +552,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
             <div style={{ padding: isMobile ? '32px 24px' : '24px 48px 32px 40px', flex: isMobile ? 'none' : 1, height: isMobile ? '82svh' : undefined, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', minHeight: 0, position: 'relative', zIndex: 1 }}>
               <span style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 10, color: 'rgba(17,29,85,0.5)', textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.32em', fontWeight: 700, display: 'block', marginBottom: 8 }}>{fallbackText(application.formEyebrow, homeContent.application.formEyebrow)}</span>
               <h3 style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 'clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem)', fontWeight: 900, color: '#111D55', textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '-0.02em', lineHeight: 1.1, marginBottom: 24 }}>{fallbackText(application.formTitle, homeContent.application.formTitle)}</h3>
-              <BewerbungsForm theme="gold" />
+              <BewerbungsForm theme="gold" content={form} />
             </div>
           </div>