feat: implement newsletter subscription feature with new forms and database structure

- Added new newsletter subscription functionality to the participation page. - Created a new `NewsletterForm` component to handle user subscriptions. - Introduced `NewsletterSubscriptions` collection to manage subscriptions in the database. - Developed migration script to set up necessary database tables and fields for the newsletter feature. - Refactored participation content to remove deprecated newsletter phase data and integrate new structure. - Updated the `Participation` page to utilize the new newsletter form and handle different application phases.
fix: retry production health checks during startup
2026-07-13 13:37:03 +02:00 · 2026-07-13 12:33:09 +02:00
22 changed files with 1065 additions and 570 deletions
--- a/docs/vps-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/vps-deployment.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ The deploy script:
 4. writes the deployed Git revision to `.deploy-revision`
 5. builds the Docker image on the VPS
 6. recreates only the `bmp_website` app container
-7. verifies `/` and `/admin`
+7. verifies `/` and `/admin`, retrying transient startup failures for up to 60 seconds

 The required workflow is:

@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ If the Caddy container also needs to be recreated:
 DEPLOY_CADDY=1 pnpm deploy:vps
 ```

+The post-deploy verification tolerates brief `502` responses while Next/Payload
+starts. Its retry behavior can be adjusted when needed:
+
+```bash
+VERIFY_RETRIES=30
+VERIFY_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS=2
+VERIFY_RETRY_MAX_SECONDS=60
+VERIFY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=20
+```
+
+Set `SKIP_VERIFY=1` only when verification is being performed separately.
+
 ## Payload Migrations

 Routine deploys do not run migrations. For schema-changing commits, create and
--- a/scripts/deploy-vps.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-vps.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ PUBLIC_URL="${PUBLIC_URL:-https://$APP_DOMAIN}"
 DEPLOY_CADDY="${DEPLOY_CADDY:-0}"
 RUN_MIGRATIONS="${RUN_MIGRATIONS:-0}"
 SKIP_VERIFY="${SKIP_VERIFY:-0}"
+VERIFY_RETRIES="${VERIFY_RETRIES:-30}"
+VERIFY_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS="${VERIFY_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS:-2}"
+VERIFY_RETRY_MAX_SECONDS="${VERIFY_RETRY_MAX_SECONDS:-60}"
+VERIFY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS="${VERIFY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-20}"

 SSH_TARGET="$SSH_USER@$VPS_HOST"
 COMPOSE_FILE="$APP_ROOT/current/deploy/vps/docker-compose.yml"
@@ -86,10 +90,22 @@ ssh -t -i "$SSH_KEY" -p "$VPS_PORT" "$SSH_TARGET" "
  sudo docker ps --format 'table {{.Names}}\t{{.Image}}\t{{.Status}}\t{{.Ports}}'
 "

+verify_url() {
+  local url="$1"
+
+  echo "Verifying $url"
+  curl -fsSIL \
+    --retry "$VERIFY_RETRIES" \
+    --retry-all-errors \
+    --retry-delay "$VERIFY_RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS" \
+    --retry-max-time "$VERIFY_RETRY_MAX_SECONDS" \
+    --max-time "$VERIFY_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS" \
+    "$url" | sed -n '1,12p'
+}
+
 if [[ "$SKIP_VERIFY" != "1" ]]; then
-  echo "Verifying $PUBLIC_URL"
-  curl -fsSIL --max-time 20 "$PUBLIC_URL/" | sed -n '1,12p'
-  curl -fsSIL --max-time 20 "$PUBLIC_URL/admin" | sed -n '1,12p'
+  verify_url "$PUBLIC_URL/"
+  verify_url "$PUBLIC_URL/admin"
 fi

 echo "Deploy complete: $REVISION"
--- a/src/NewsletterForm/config.ts
+++ b/src/NewsletterForm/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import type { Field, GlobalConfig } from 'payload'
+
+import { authenticated } from '@/access/authenticated'
+import { defaultNewsletterFormData, type NewsletterInterestCopy } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
+
+const text = (name: string, label: string, defaultValue: string): Field => ({
+  name,
+  type: 'text',
+  label,
+  defaultValue,
+})
+
+const textarea = (name: string, label: string, defaultValue: string): Field => ({
+  name,
+  type: 'textarea',
+  label,
+  defaultValue,
+})
+
+const variantFields = (defaults: NewsletterInterestCopy, benefitsDbName: string): Field[] => [
+  text('eyebrow', 'Linke Eyebrow', defaults.eyebrow),
+  textarea('heading', 'Linke Überschrift', defaults.heading),
+  textarea('body', 'Linker Beschreibungstext', defaults.body),
+  {
+    name: 'benefits',
+    label: 'Vorteile',
+    type: 'array',
+    dbName: benefitsDbName,
+    defaultValue: defaults.benefits,
+    fields: [text('num', 'Nummer', ''), text('label', 'Titel', ''), text('desc', 'Beschreibung', '')],
+  },
+  text('formEyebrow', 'Formular-Eyebrow', defaults.formEyebrow),
+  text('formTitle', 'Formular-Überschrift', defaults.formTitle),
+  textarea('formBody', 'Formular-Beschreibung', defaults.formBody),
+  text('emailLabel', 'E-Mail-Feldbezeichnung', defaults.emailLabel),
+  text('emailPlaceholder', 'E-Mail-Platzhalter', defaults.emailPlaceholder),
+  text('submitLabel', 'Button-Beschriftung', defaults.submitLabel),
+  textarea('privacy', 'Datenschutz-Hinweis', defaults.privacy),
+  text('validationRequired', 'Fehler: E-Mail fehlt', defaults.validationRequired),
+  text('validationInvalid', 'Fehler: E-Mail ungültig', defaults.validationInvalid),
+  textarea('submissionError', 'Fehler: Speichern fehlgeschlagen', defaults.submissionError),
+  text('successHeading', 'Erfolgsüberschrift', defaults.successHeading),
+  textarea('successBody', 'Erfolgstext', defaults.successBody),
+  text('footnote', 'Fußzeile normal', defaults.footnote),
+  text('footnoteStrong', 'Fußzeile hervorgehoben', defaults.footnoteStrong),
+]
+
+export const NewsletterForm: GlobalConfig = {
+  slug: 'newsletter-form',
+  label: 'Newsletter-Formular',
+  access: {
+    read: () => true,
+    update: authenticated,
+  },
+  admin: {
+    group: 'Formulare',
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'evaluation',
+      label: 'Phase 02 · Jury / Auswertung',
+      type: 'group',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Gemeinsamer Newsletter-Inhalt für Startseite und Teilnahme-Seite während der Auswertungsphase.',
+      },
+      fields: variantFields(defaultNewsletterFormData.evaluation, 'newsletter_eval_bens'),
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'completed',
+      label: 'Phase 03 · Preisverleihung abgeschlossen',
+      type: 'group',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Gemeinsamer Newsletter-Inhalt für Startseite und Teilnahme-Seite nach Abschluss des Preisjahrgangs.',
+      },
+      fields: variantFields(defaultNewsletterFormData.completed, 'newsletter_done_bens'),
+    },
+  ],
+}
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/[[...slug]]/page.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import NextApp from '@/spa/NextApp'
 import { normalizeApplicationPhaseData, type SpaApplicationPhaseData } from '@/spa/applicationPhase'
 import { normalizeFooterData, normalizeHeaderData } from '@/spa/cmsNavigation'
 import type { CmsRouteCollection, CmsRouteDoc } from '@/spa/cmsRoute'
+import { normalizeNewsletterFormData, type SpaNewsletterFormData } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
 import { normalizeSiteSettings, type SpaSiteSettingsData } from '@/spa/siteSettings'

 export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export default async function Page({ params }: Args) {
    footer,
    siteSettings,
    applicationPhase,
+    newsletterForm,
    route,
    supportPages,
    preistraeger,
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ export default async function Page({ params }: Args) {
    payload.findGlobal({ slug: 'footer', depth: 1 }).catch(() => undefined),
    payload.findGlobal({ slug: 'site-settings', depth: 1 }).catch(() => undefined),
    payload.findGlobal({ slug: 'application-phase', depth: 0 }).catch(() => undefined),
+    payload.findGlobal({ slug: 'newsletter-form', depth: 0 }).catch(() => undefined),
    findRouteDoc(payload, pathname, draft),
    findSupportPages(payload, draft).catch(() => []),
    findList(payload, 'preistraeger', draft).catch(() => []),
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ export default async function Page({ params }: Args) {
      footer={normalizeFooterData(footer)}
      siteSettings={normalizeSiteSettings(siteSettings as Partial<SpaSiteSettingsData> | undefined)}
      applicationPhase={normalizeApplicationPhaseData(applicationPhase as Partial<SpaApplicationPhaseData> | undefined)}
+      newsletterForm={normalizeNewsletterFormData(newsletterForm as Partial<SpaNewsletterFormData> | undefined)}
      cmsRoute={{
        collection: route.collection,
        doc: route.doc as unknown as CmsRouteDoc,
--- a/src/collections/NewsletterSubscriptions.ts
+++ b/src/collections/NewsletterSubscriptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import type { CollectionConfig, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
+
+import { authenticated } from '@/access/authenticated'
+import type { NewsletterPhase, NewsletterSource } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
+
+const emailPattern = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/
+const sources = new Set<NewsletterSource>(['homepage', 'participation'])
+const phases = new Set<NewsletterPhase>(['evaluation', 'completed'])
+
+type SubscribeBody = {
+  email?: unknown
+  phase?: unknown
+  source?: unknown
+  website?: unknown
+}
+
+async function subscribe(req: PayloadRequest) {
+  let body: SubscribeBody
+
+  try {
+    if (!req.json) throw new Error('Request body is unavailable.')
+    body = (await req.json()) as SubscribeBody
+  } catch {
+    return Response.json({ success: false }, { status: 400 })
+  }
+
+  if (typeof body.website === 'string' && body.website.length > 0) {
+    return Response.json({ success: true })
+  }
+
+  const email = typeof body.email === 'string' ? body.email.trim().toLowerCase() : ''
+  const source = typeof body.source === 'string' ? body.source : ''
+  const phase = typeof body.phase === 'string' ? body.phase : ''
+
+  if (
+    email.length === 0 ||
+    email.length > 254 ||
+    !emailPattern.test(email) ||
+    !sources.has(source as NewsletterSource) ||
+    !phases.has(phase as NewsletterPhase)
+  ) {
+    return Response.json({ success: false }, { status: 400 })
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const existing = await req.payload.find({
+      collection: 'newsletter-subscriptions',
+      depth: 0,
+      limit: 1,
+      pagination: false,
+      where: { email: { equals: email } },
+    })
+    const lastSubmittedAt = new Date().toISOString()
+
+    if (existing.docs[0]) {
+      await req.payload.update({
+        collection: 'newsletter-subscriptions',
+        id: existing.docs[0].id,
+        data: { lastSubmittedAt, phase: phase as NewsletterPhase, source: source as NewsletterSource },
+      })
+    } else {
+      await req.payload.create({
+        collection: 'newsletter-subscriptions',
+        data: {
+          email,
+          lastSubmittedAt,
+          phase: phase as NewsletterPhase,
+          source: source as NewsletterSource,
+        },
+      })
+    }
+
+    return Response.json({ success: true })
+  } catch (error) {
+    req.payload.logger.error({ err: error, msg: 'Newsletter subscription could not be stored.' })
+    return Response.json({ success: false }, { status: 500 })
+  }
+}
+
+export const NewsletterSubscriptions: CollectionConfig<'newsletter-subscriptions'> = {
+  slug: 'newsletter-subscriptions',
+  labels: {
+    singular: 'Newsletter-Anmeldung',
+    plural: 'Newsletter-Anmeldungen',
+  },
+  access: {
+    create: authenticated,
+    delete: authenticated,
+    read: authenticated,
+    update: authenticated,
+  },
+  admin: {
+    defaultColumns: ['email', 'source', 'phase', 'lastSubmittedAt'],
+    group: 'Formulare',
+    useAsTitle: 'email',
+  },
+  endpoints: [
+    {
+      path: '/subscribe',
+      method: 'post',
+      handler: subscribe,
+    },
+  ],
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: 'email',
+      label: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
+      type: 'email',
+      required: true,
+      unique: true,
+      index: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'source',
+      label: 'Quelle',
+      type: 'select',
+      required: true,
+      options: [
+        { label: 'Startseite', value: 'homepage' },
+        { label: 'Teilnahme-Seite', value: 'participation' },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'phase',
+      label: 'Bewerbungsphase',
+      type: 'select',
+      required: true,
+      options: [
+        { label: 'Jury / Auswertung', value: 'evaluation' },
+        { label: 'Preisverleihung abgeschlossen', value: 'completed' },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'lastSubmittedAt',
+      label: 'Zuletzt angemeldet',
+      type: 'date',
+      required: true,
+      defaultValue: () => new Date().toISOString(),
+      admin: {
+        date: { displayFormat: 'dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm' },
+        readOnly: true,
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+}
--- a/src/collections/Pages/homeFields.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Pages/homeFields.ts
@@ -60,36 +60,6 @@ const iconField = (defaultValue = 'star'): Field => ({
  options: iconOptions,
 })

-const newsletterVariantFields = (
-  defaults: typeof homeContent.application.newsletterPhaseEvaluation,
-  benefitsDbName: string,
-): Field[] => [
-  text('eyebrow', 'Left eyebrow', defaults.eyebrow),
-  textarea('heading', 'Left heading', defaults.heading),
-  textarea('body', 'Left body copy', defaults.body),
-  {
-    name: 'benefits',
-    label: 'Benefit rows',
-    type: 'array',
-    dbName: benefitsDbName,
-    defaultValue: defaults.benefits,
-    fields: [text('num', 'Number'), text('label', 'Label'), text('desc', 'Description')],
-  },
-  text('formEyebrow', 'Form eyebrow', defaults.formEyebrow),
-  text('formTitle', 'Form title', defaults.formTitle),
-  textarea('formBody', 'Form body copy', defaults.formBody),
-  text('emailLabel', 'Email label', defaults.emailLabel),
-  text('emailPlaceholder', 'Email placeholder', defaults.emailPlaceholder),
-  text('submitLabel', 'Submit button label', defaults.submitLabel),
-  textarea('privacy', 'Privacy note', defaults.privacy),
-  text('validationRequired', 'Required email validation message', defaults.validationRequired),
-  text('validationInvalid', 'Invalid email validation message', defaults.validationInvalid),
-  text('successHeading', 'Success heading', defaults.successHeading),
-  textarea('successBody', 'Success body copy', defaults.successBody),
-  text('footnote', 'Footnote normal text', defaults.footnote),
-  text('footnoteStrong', 'Footnote highlighted text', defaults.footnoteStrong),
-]
-
 export const homeFields: Field[] = [
  {
    name: 'home',
@@ -266,20 +236,6 @@ export const homeFields: Field[] = [
          text('formTitle', 'Form title', homeContent.application.formTitle),
          text('footnote', 'Footnote normal text', homeContent.application.footnote),
          text('footnoteStrong', 'Footnote highlighted text', homeContent.application.footnoteStrong),
-          {
-            name: 'newsletterPhaseEvaluation',
-            label: 'Phase 02 · Newsletter form',
-            type: 'group',
-            admin: sectionAdmin('Homepage newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Auswertung / Jury bewertet.'),
-            fields: newsletterVariantFields(homeContent.application.newsletterPhaseEvaluation, 'home_news_eval_bens'),
-          },
-          {
-            name: 'newsletterPhaseCompleted',
-            label: 'Phase 03 · Newsletter form',
-            type: 'group',
-            admin: sectionAdmin('Homepage newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Preisverleihung abgeschlossen.'),
-            fields: newsletterVariantFields(homeContent.application.newsletterPhaseCompleted, 'home_news_done_bens'),
-          },
        ],
      },
      {
--- a/src/collections/Pages/participationFields.ts
+++ b/src/collections/Pages/participationFields.ts
@@ -76,35 +76,6 @@ const ctaGroup = (name: string, label: string, labelDefault: string, urlDefault:
  type: 'group',
  fields: linkGroup(labelDefault, urlDefault),
 })
-const newsletterVariantFields = (
-  defaults: typeof participationContent.applicationForm.newsletterPhaseEvaluation,
-  benefitsDbName: string,
-): Field[] => [
-  text('eyebrow', 'Left eyebrow', defaults.eyebrow),
-  textarea('heading', 'Left heading', defaults.heading),
-  textarea('body', 'Left body copy', defaults.body),
-  {
-    name: 'benefits',
-    label: 'Benefit rows',
-    type: 'array',
-    dbName: benefitsDbName,
-    defaultValue: defaults.benefits,
-    fields: [text('num', 'Number'), text('label', 'Label'), text('desc', 'Description')],
-  },
-  text('formEyebrow', 'Form eyebrow', defaults.formEyebrow),
-  text('formTitle', 'Form title', defaults.formTitle),
-  textarea('formBody', 'Form body copy', defaults.formBody),
-  text('emailLabel', 'Email label', defaults.emailLabel),
-  text('emailPlaceholder', 'Email placeholder', defaults.emailPlaceholder),
-  text('submitLabel', 'Submit button label', defaults.submitLabel),
-  textarea('privacy', 'Privacy note', defaults.privacy),
-  text('validationRequired', 'Required email validation message', defaults.validationRequired),
-  text('validationInvalid', 'Invalid email validation message', defaults.validationInvalid),
-  text('successHeading', 'Success heading', defaults.successHeading),
-  textarea('successBody', 'Success body copy', defaults.successBody),
-  text('footnote', 'Footnote normal text', defaults.footnote),
-  text('footnoteStrong', 'Footnote highlighted text', defaults.footnoteStrong),
-]
 const awardCardDefaults = participationContent.awardsGrid.cards.map(({ imageFilename: _imageFilename, ...card }) => card)

 export const participationFields: Field[] = [
@@ -320,20 +291,6 @@ export const participationFields: Field[] = [
          ctaGroup('uploadCta', 'Top upload CTA', participationContent.applicationForm.uploadCta.label, participationContent.applicationForm.uploadCta.url),
          textarea('uploadPrompt', 'Bottom upload prompt', participationContent.applicationForm.uploadPrompt),
          ctaGroup('uploadFooterCta', 'Bottom upload CTA', participationContent.applicationForm.uploadFooterCta.label, participationContent.applicationForm.uploadFooterCta.url),
-          {
-            name: 'newsletterPhaseEvaluation',
-            label: 'Phase 02 · Newsletter form',
-            type: 'group',
-            admin: sectionAdmin('Participation page newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Auswertung / Jury bewertet.'),
-            fields: newsletterVariantFields(participationContent.applicationForm.newsletterPhaseEvaluation, 'part_news_eval_bens'),
-          },
-          {
-            name: 'newsletterPhaseCompleted',
-            label: 'Phase 03 · Newsletter form',
-            type: 'group',
-            admin: sectionAdmin('Participation page newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Preisverleihung abgeschlossen.'),
-            fields: newsletterVariantFields(participationContent.applicationForm.newsletterPhaseCompleted, 'part_news_done_bens'),
-          },
        ],
      },
      {
--- a/src/migrations/20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+import { type MigrateDownArgs, type MigrateUpArgs, sql } from '@payloadcms/db-sqlite'
+
+import { defaultNewsletterFormData, type NewsletterInterestCopy } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
+
+type MigrationDB = MigrateUpArgs['db']
+
+const ident = (value: string) => `\`${value.replace(/`/g, '``')}\``
+const literal = (value: string) => `'${value.replace(/'/g, "''")}'`
+const snake = (value: string) => value.replace(/[A-Z]/g, (letter) => `_${letter.toLowerCase()}`)
+
+const scalarFields = [
+  'eyebrow',
+  'heading',
+  'body',
+  'formEyebrow',
+  'formTitle',
+  'formBody',
+  'emailLabel',
+  'emailPlaceholder',
+  'submitLabel',
+  'privacy',
+  'validationRequired',
+  'validationInvalid',
+  'successHeading',
+  'successBody',
+  'footnote',
+  'footnoteStrong',
+] as const
+
+const sharedScalarFields = [...scalarFields, 'submissionError'] as const
+const pagePrefixes = [
+  'home_application_newsletter_phase_evaluation',
+  'home_application_newsletter_phase_completed',
+  'participation_application_form_newsletter_phase_evaluation',
+  'participation_application_form_newsletter_phase_completed',
+] as const
+const legacyBenefitTables = [
+  'home_news_eval_bens',
+  'home_news_done_bens',
+  'part_news_eval_bens',
+  'part_news_done_bens',
+  '_home_news_eval_bens_v',
+  '_home_news_done_bens_v',
+  '_part_news_eval_bens_v',
+  '_part_news_done_bens_v',
+] as const
+
+async function tableExists(db: MigrationDB, tableName: string) {
+  const rows = (await db.all(
+    sql.raw(`SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name = ${literal(tableName)}`),
+  )) as Array<{ name: string }>
+
+  return rows.length > 0
+}
+
+async function columnExists(db: MigrationDB, tableName: string, columnName: string) {
+  if (!(await tableExists(db, tableName))) return false
+  const columns = (await db.all(sql.raw(`PRAGMA table_info(${ident(tableName)})`))) as Array<{ name: string }>
+  return columns.some((column) => column.name === columnName)
+}
+
+async function addColumn(db: MigrationDB, tableName: string, columnName: string, definition = 'text') {
+  if (await columnExists(db, tableName, columnName)) return
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`ALTER TABLE ${ident(tableName)} ADD ${ident(columnName)} ${definition};`))
+}
+
+async function dropColumn(db: MigrationDB, tableName: string, columnName: string) {
+  if (!(await columnExists(db, tableName, columnName))) return
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`ALTER TABLE ${ident(tableName)} DROP COLUMN ${ident(columnName)};`))
+}
+
+function globalColumn(phase: 'evaluation' | 'completed', field: (typeof sharedScalarFields)[number]) {
+  return `${phase}_${snake(field)}`
+}
+
+function pageColumn(prefix: (typeof pagePrefixes)[number], field: (typeof scalarFields)[number]) {
+  return `${prefix}_${snake(field)}`
+}
+
+function globalTableColumns() {
+  const definitions: string[] = ['`id` integer PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL']
+
+  for (const phase of ['evaluation', 'completed'] as const) {
+    const defaults = defaultNewsletterFormData[phase]
+    for (const field of sharedScalarFields) {
+      definitions.push(`${ident(globalColumn(phase, field))} text DEFAULT ${literal(defaults[field])}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  definitions.push('`updated_at` text', '`created_at` text')
+  return definitions.join(',\n')
+}
+
+async function createBenefitTable(db: MigrationDB, tableName: string, parentTable: string, idType: 'text' | 'integer') {
+  const versionUUID = parentTable === '_pages_v' ? ',\n      `_uuid` text' : ''
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${ident(tableName)} (
+      \`_order\` integer NOT NULL,
+      \`_parent_id\` integer NOT NULL,
+      \`id\` ${idType} PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+      \`num\` text,
+      \`label\` text,
+      \`desc\` text${versionUUID},
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`_parent_id\`) REFERENCES ${ident(parentTable)}(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade
+    );
+  `))
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ${ident(`${tableName}_order_idx`)} ON ${ident(tableName)} (\`_order\`);`))
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ${ident(`${tableName}_parent_id_idx`)} ON ${ident(tableName)} (\`_parent_id\`);`))
+}
+
+async function seedGlobalScalarsFromHome(db: MigrationDB) {
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`
+    INSERT OR IGNORE INTO \`newsletter_form\` (\`id\`, \`updated_at\`, \`created_at\`)
+    VALUES (1, strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now'), strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now'));
+  `))
+
+  if (!(await columnExists(db, 'pages', pageColumn(pagePrefixes[0], 'eyebrow')))) return
+
+  const assignments: string[] = []
+  for (const phase of ['evaluation', 'completed'] as const) {
+    const prefix = phase === 'evaluation' ? pagePrefixes[0] : pagePrefixes[1]
+    for (const field of scalarFields) {
+      const target = globalColumn(phase, field)
+      const source = pageColumn(prefix, field)
+      assignments.push(
+        `${ident(target)} = COALESCE((SELECT ${ident(source)} FROM \`pages\` WHERE \`spa_path\` = '/' OR \`slug\` IN ('startseite', 'home') ORDER BY CASE WHEN \`spa_path\` = '/' THEN 0 ELSE 1 END LIMIT 1), ${ident(target)})`,
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`UPDATE \`newsletter_form\` SET ${assignments.join(',\n')} WHERE \`id\` = 1;`))
+}
+
+async function seedBenefits(db: MigrationDB, phase: 'evaluation' | 'completed') {
+  const target = phase === 'evaluation' ? 'newsletter_eval_bens' : 'newsletter_done_bens'
+  const source = phase === 'evaluation' ? 'home_news_eval_bens' : 'home_news_done_bens'
+  const existingCount = (await db.all(sql.raw(`SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM ${ident(target)} WHERE \`_parent_id\` = 1;`))) as Array<{
+    count: number
+  }>
+  if (Number(existingCount[0]?.count || 0) > 0) return
+
+  if (await tableExists(db, source)) {
+    await db.run(sql.raw(`
+      INSERT OR IGNORE INTO ${ident(target)} (\`_order\`, \`_parent_id\`, \`id\`, \`num\`, \`label\`, \`desc\`)
+      SELECT benefits.\`_order\`, 1, lower(hex(randomblob(16))), benefits.\`num\`, benefits.\`label\`, benefits.\`desc\`
+      FROM ${ident(source)} benefits
+      INNER JOIN \`pages\` page ON page.\`id\` = benefits.\`_parent_id\`
+      WHERE page.\`spa_path\` = '/' OR page.\`slug\` IN ('startseite', 'home')
+      ORDER BY benefits.\`_order\`;
+    `))
+  }
+
+  const count = (await db.all(sql.raw(`SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM ${ident(target)} WHERE \`_parent_id\` = 1;`))) as Array<{
+    count: number
+  }>
+  if (Number(count[0]?.count || 0) > 0) return
+
+  for (const [index, benefit] of defaultNewsletterFormData[phase].benefits.entries()) {
+    await db.run(sql.raw(`
+      INSERT INTO ${ident(target)} (\`_order\`, \`_parent_id\`, \`id\`, \`num\`, \`label\`, \`desc\`)
+      VALUES (${index + 1}, 1, lower(hex(randomblob(16))), ${literal(benefit.num)}, ${literal(benefit.label)}, ${literal(benefit.desc)});
+    `))
+  }
+}
+
+async function removeLegacyPageFields(db: MigrationDB) {
+  for (const prefix of pagePrefixes) {
+    for (const field of scalarFields) {
+      await dropColumn(db, 'pages', pageColumn(prefix, field))
+      await dropColumn(db, '_pages_v', `version_${pageColumn(prefix, field)}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const tableName of legacyBenefitTables) {
+    await db.run(sql.raw(`DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ${ident(tableName)};`))
+  }
+}
+
+async function restoreLegacyPageFields(db: MigrationDB) {
+  for (const prefix of pagePrefixes) {
+    for (const field of scalarFields) {
+      await addColumn(db, 'pages', pageColumn(prefix, field))
+      await addColumn(db, '_pages_v', `version_${pageColumn(prefix, field)}`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  await createBenefitTable(db, 'home_news_eval_bens', 'pages', 'text')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, 'home_news_done_bens', 'pages', 'text')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, 'part_news_eval_bens', 'pages', 'text')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, 'part_news_done_bens', 'pages', 'text')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, '_home_news_eval_bens_v', '_pages_v', 'integer')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, '_home_news_done_bens_v', '_pages_v', 'integer')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, '_part_news_eval_bens_v', '_pages_v', 'integer')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, '_part_news_done_bens_v', '_pages_v', 'integer')
+
+  if (!(await tableExists(db, 'newsletter_form'))) return
+
+  for (const [pageKind, pageFilter] of [
+    ['home', "`spa_path` = '/' OR `slug` IN ('startseite', 'home')"],
+    ['participation', "`spa_path` = '/teilnahme' OR `slug` IN ('teilnahme', 'participation')"],
+  ] as const) {
+    const assignments: string[] = []
+    for (const phase of ['evaluation', 'completed'] as const) {
+      const prefix = pageKind === 'home'
+        ? phase === 'evaluation' ? pagePrefixes[0] : pagePrefixes[1]
+        : phase === 'evaluation' ? pagePrefixes[2] : pagePrefixes[3]
+      for (const field of scalarFields) {
+        assignments.push(`${ident(pageColumn(prefix, field))} = (SELECT ${ident(globalColumn(phase, field))} FROM \`newsletter_form\` WHERE \`id\` = 1)`)
+      }
+    }
+    await db.run(sql.raw(`UPDATE \`pages\` SET ${assignments.join(',\n')} WHERE ${pageFilter};`))
+  }
+
+  for (const [target, source, filter] of [
+    ['home_news_eval_bens', 'newsletter_eval_bens', "page.`spa_path` = '/' OR page.`slug` IN ('startseite', 'home')"],
+    ['home_news_done_bens', 'newsletter_done_bens', "page.`spa_path` = '/' OR page.`slug` IN ('startseite', 'home')"],
+    ['part_news_eval_bens', 'newsletter_eval_bens', "page.`spa_path` = '/teilnahme' OR page.`slug` IN ('teilnahme', 'participation')"],
+    ['part_news_done_bens', 'newsletter_done_bens', "page.`spa_path` = '/teilnahme' OR page.`slug` IN ('teilnahme', 'participation')"],
+  ] as const) {
+    await db.run(sql.raw(`
+      INSERT INTO ${ident(target)} (\`_order\`, \`_parent_id\`, \`id\`, \`num\`, \`label\`, \`desc\`)
+      SELECT benefit.\`_order\`, page.\`id\`, lower(hex(randomblob(16))), benefit.\`num\`, benefit.\`label\`, benefit.\`desc\`
+      FROM ${ident(source)} benefit CROSS JOIN \`pages\` page
+      WHERE ${filter};
+    `))
+  }
+}
+
+async function rebuildLockedDocumentRelations(db: MigrationDB, includeNewsletter: boolean) {
+  const tableName = 'payload_locked_documents_rels'
+  if (!(await tableExists(db, tableName))) return
+
+  const newsletterColumn = includeNewsletter ? ',\n      `newsletter_subscriptions_id` integer' : ''
+  const newsletterForeignKey = includeNewsletter
+    ? ',\n      FOREIGN KEY (`newsletter_subscriptions_id`) REFERENCES `newsletter_subscriptions`(`id`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade'
+    : ''
+  const existingNewsletterColumn = await columnExists(db, tableName, 'newsletter_subscriptions_id')
+  const commonColumns = [
+    'id',
+    'order',
+    'parent_id',
+    'path',
+    'pages_id',
+    'preistraeger_id',
+    'jury_mitglieder_id',
+    'partners_id',
+    'posts_id',
+    'events_id',
+    ...(includeNewsletter && existingNewsletterColumn ? ['newsletter_subscriptions_id'] : []),
+    'media_id',
+    'users_id',
+    'payload_folders_id',
+  ]
+
+  await db.run(sql.raw('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `__new_payload_locked_documents_rels`;'))
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`
+    CREATE TABLE \`__new_payload_locked_documents_rels\` (
+      \`id\` integer PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+      \`order\` integer,
+      \`parent_id\` integer NOT NULL,
+      \`path\` text NOT NULL,
+      \`pages_id\` integer,
+      \`preistraeger_id\` integer,
+      \`jury_mitglieder_id\` integer,
+      \`partners_id\` integer,
+      \`posts_id\` integer,
+      \`events_id\` integer${newsletterColumn},
+      \`media_id\` integer,
+      \`users_id\` integer,
+      \`payload_folders_id\` integer,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`parent_id\`) REFERENCES \`payload_locked_documents\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`pages_id\`) REFERENCES \`pages\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`preistraeger_id\`) REFERENCES \`preistraeger\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`jury_mitglieder_id\`) REFERENCES \`jury_mitglieder\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`partners_id\`) REFERENCES \`partners\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`posts_id\`) REFERENCES \`posts\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`events_id\`) REFERENCES \`events\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade${newsletterForeignKey},
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`media_id\`) REFERENCES \`media\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`users_id\`) REFERENCES \`users\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade,
+      FOREIGN KEY (\`payload_folders_id\`) REFERENCES \`payload_folders\`(\`id\`) ON UPDATE no action ON DELETE cascade
+    );
+  `))
+
+  const copiedColumns = commonColumns.map(ident).join(', ')
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`INSERT INTO \`__new_payload_locked_documents_rels\` (${copiedColumns}) SELECT ${copiedColumns} FROM ${ident(tableName)};`))
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`DROP TABLE ${ident(tableName)};`))
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`ALTER TABLE \`__new_payload_locked_documents_rels\` RENAME TO ${ident(tableName)};`))
+
+  for (const [suffix, column] of [
+    ['order', 'order'],
+    ['parent', 'parent_id'],
+    ['path', 'path'],
+    ['pages_id', 'pages_id'],
+    ['preistraeger_id', 'preistraeger_id'],
+    ['jury_mitglieder_id', 'jury_mitglieder_id'],
+    ['partners_id', 'partners_id'],
+    ['posts_id', 'posts_id'],
+    ['events_id', 'events_id'],
+    ...(includeNewsletter ? [['newsletter_subscriptions_i', 'newsletter_subscriptions_id']] : []),
+    ['media_id', 'media_id'],
+    ['users_id', 'users_id'],
+    ['payload_folders_id', 'payload_folders_id'],
+  ] as string[][]) {
+    await db.run(sql.raw(`CREATE INDEX ${ident(`${tableName}_${suffix}_idx`)} ON ${ident(tableName)} (${ident(column)});`))
+  }
+}
+
+export async function up({ db, payload: _payload, req: _req }: MigrateUpArgs): Promise<void> {
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS \`newsletter_form\` (${globalTableColumns()});`))
+  await createBenefitTable(db, 'newsletter_eval_bens', 'newsletter_form', 'text')
+  await createBenefitTable(db, 'newsletter_done_bens', 'newsletter_form', 'text')
+  await seedGlobalScalarsFromHome(db)
+  await seedBenefits(db, 'evaluation')
+  await seedBenefits(db, 'completed')
+
+  await db.run(sql.raw(`
+    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS \`newsletter_subscriptions\` (
+      \`id\` integer PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+      \`email\` text NOT NULL,
+      \`source\` text NOT NULL,
+      \`phase\` text NOT NULL,
+      \`last_submitted_at\` text NOT NULL,
+      \`updated_at\` text DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')) NOT NULL,
+      \`created_at\` text DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')) NOT NULL
+    );
+  `))
+  await db.run(sql.raw('CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `newsletter_subscriptions_email_idx` ON `newsletter_subscriptions` (`email`);'))
+  await db.run(sql.raw('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `newsletter_subscriptions_updated_at_idx` ON `newsletter_subscriptions` (`updated_at`);'))
+  await db.run(sql.raw('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS `newsletter_subscriptions_created_at_idx` ON `newsletter_subscriptions` (`created_at`);'))
+
+  await rebuildLockedDocumentRelations(db, true)
+
+  await removeLegacyPageFields(db)
+}
+
+export async function down({ db, payload: _payload, req: _req }: MigrateDownArgs): Promise<void> {
+  await restoreLegacyPageFields(db)
+  await rebuildLockedDocumentRelations(db, false)
+  await db.run(sql.raw('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `newsletter_subscriptions`;'))
+  await db.run(sql.raw('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `newsletter_eval_bens`;'))
+  await db.run(sql.raw('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `newsletter_done_bens`;'))
+  await db.run(sql.raw('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `newsletter_form`;'))
+}
--- a/src/migrations/index.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as migration_20260707_123500_preistraeger_gallery from './20260707_1235
 import * as migration_20260707_124500_site_settings_preistraeger_placeholder from './20260707_124500_site_settings_preistraeger_placeholder';
 import * as migration_20260707_130500_preistraeger_awards_jury_members from './20260707_130500_preistraeger_awards_jury_members';
 import * as migration_20260712_120000_partner_media_only from './20260712_120000_partner_media_only';
+import * as migration_20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions from './20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions';

 export const migrations = [
  {
@@ -66,4 +67,9 @@ export const migrations = [
    down: migration_20260712_120000_partner_media_only.down,
    name: '20260712_120000_partner_media_only',
  },
+  {
+    up: migration_20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions.up,
+    down: migration_20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions.down,
+    name: '20260713_133000_newsletter_form_and_subscriptions',
+  },
 ];
--- a/src/payload-types.ts
+++ b/src/payload-types.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export interface Config {
    partners: Partner;
    posts: Post;
    events: Event;
+    'newsletter-subscriptions': NewsletterSubscription;
    media: Media;
    users: User;
    'payload-kv': PayloadKv;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export interface Config {
    partners: PartnersSelect<false> | PartnersSelect<true>;
    posts: PostsSelect<false> | PostsSelect<true>;
    events: EventsSelect<false> | EventsSelect<true>;
+    'newsletter-subscriptions': NewsletterSubscriptionsSelect<false> | NewsletterSubscriptionsSelect<true>;
    media: MediaSelect<false> | MediaSelect<true>;
    users: UsersSelect<false> | UsersSelect<true>;
    'payload-kv': PayloadKvSelect<false> | PayloadKvSelect<true>;
@@ -112,12 +114,14 @@ export interface Config {
    footer: Footer;
    'site-settings': SiteSetting;
    'application-phase': ApplicationPhase;
+    'newsletter-form': NewsletterForm;
  };
  globalsSelect: {
    header: HeaderSelect<false> | HeaderSelect<true>;
    footer: FooterSelect<false> | FooterSelect<true>;
    'site-settings': SiteSettingsSelect<false> | SiteSettingsSelect<true>;
    'application-phase': ApplicationPhaseSelect<false> | ApplicationPhaseSelect<true>;
+    'newsletter-form': NewsletterFormSelect<false> | NewsletterFormSelect<true>;
  };
  locale: null;
  widgets: {
@@ -382,64 +386,6 @@ export interface Page {
      formTitle?: string | null;
      footnote?: string | null;
      footnoteStrong?: string | null;
-      /**
-       * Homepage newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Auswertung / Jury bewertet.
-       */
-      newsletterPhaseEvaluation?: {
-        eyebrow?: string | null;
-        heading?: string | null;
-        body?: string | null;
-        benefits?:
-          | {
-              num?: string | null;
-              label?: string | null;
-              desc?: string | null;
-              id?: string | null;
-            }[]
-          | null;
-        formEyebrow?: string | null;
-        formTitle?: string | null;
-        formBody?: string | null;
-        emailLabel?: string | null;
-        emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
-        submitLabel?: string | null;
-        privacy?: string | null;
-        validationRequired?: string | null;
-        validationInvalid?: string | null;
-        successHeading?: string | null;
-        successBody?: string | null;
-        footnote?: string | null;
-        footnoteStrong?: string | null;
-      };
-      /**
-       * Homepage newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Preisverleihung abgeschlossen.
-       */
-      newsletterPhaseCompleted?: {
-        eyebrow?: string | null;
-        heading?: string | null;
-        body?: string | null;
-        benefits?:
-          | {
-              num?: string | null;
-              label?: string | null;
-              desc?: string | null;
-              id?: string | null;
-            }[]
-          | null;
-        formEyebrow?: string | null;
-        formTitle?: string | null;
-        formBody?: string | null;
-        emailLabel?: string | null;
-        emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
-        submitLabel?: string | null;
-        privacy?: string | null;
-        validationRequired?: string | null;
-        validationInvalid?: string | null;
-        successHeading?: string | null;
-        successBody?: string | null;
-        footnote?: string | null;
-        footnoteStrong?: string | null;
-      };
    };
    /**
     * Text, options, and eligibility thresholds used inside the home page multi-step application form.
@@ -1006,64 +952,6 @@ export interface Page {
        label?: string | null;
        url?: string | null;
      };
-      /**
-       * Participation page newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Auswertung / Jury bewertet.
-       */
-      newsletterPhaseEvaluation?: {
-        eyebrow?: string | null;
-        heading?: string | null;
-        body?: string | null;
-        benefits?:
-          | {
-              num?: string | null;
-              label?: string | null;
-              desc?: string | null;
-              id?: string | null;
-            }[]
-          | null;
-        formEyebrow?: string | null;
-        formTitle?: string | null;
-        formBody?: string | null;
-        emailLabel?: string | null;
-        emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
-        submitLabel?: string | null;
-        privacy?: string | null;
-        validationRequired?: string | null;
-        validationInvalid?: string | null;
-        successHeading?: string | null;
-        successBody?: string | null;
-        footnote?: string | null;
-        footnoteStrong?: string | null;
-      };
-      /**
-       * Participation page newsletter copy used when the active application phase is Preisverleihung abgeschlossen.
-       */
-      newsletterPhaseCompleted?: {
-        eyebrow?: string | null;
-        heading?: string | null;
-        body?: string | null;
-        benefits?:
-          | {
-              num?: string | null;
-              label?: string | null;
-              desc?: string | null;
-              id?: string | null;
-            }[]
-          | null;
-        formEyebrow?: string | null;
-        formTitle?: string | null;
-        formBody?: string | null;
-        emailLabel?: string | null;
-        emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
-        submitLabel?: string | null;
-        privacy?: string | null;
-        validationRequired?: string | null;
-        validationInvalid?: string | null;
-        successHeading?: string | null;
-        successBody?: string | null;
-        footnote?: string | null;
-        footnoteStrong?: string | null;
-      };
    };
    /**
     * Text, options, and eligibility thresholds used inside the multi-step application form.
@@ -2919,6 +2807,19 @@ export interface Event {
  createdAt: string;
  _status?: ('draft' | 'published') | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "newsletter-subscriptions".
+ */
+export interface NewsletterSubscription {
+  id: number;
+  email: string;
+  source: 'homepage' | 'participation';
+  phase: 'evaluation' | 'completed';
+  lastSubmittedAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+}
 /**
 * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
 * via the `definition` "payload-kv".
@@ -3059,6 +2960,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
        relationTo: 'events';
        value: number | Event;
      } | null)
+    | ({
+        relationTo: 'newsletter-subscriptions';
+        value: number | NewsletterSubscription;
+      } | null)
    | ({
        relationTo: 'media';
        value: number | Media;
@@ -3304,62 +3209,6 @@ export interface PagesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
              formTitle?: T;
              footnote?: T;
              footnoteStrong?: T;
-              newsletterPhaseEvaluation?:
-                | T
-                | {
-                    eyebrow?: T;
-                    heading?: T;
-                    body?: T;
-                    benefits?:
-                      | T
-                      | {
-                          num?: T;
-                          label?: T;
-                          desc?: T;
-                          id?: T;
-                        };
-                    formEyebrow?: T;
-                    formTitle?: T;
-                    formBody?: T;
-                    emailLabel?: T;
-                    emailPlaceholder?: T;
-                    submitLabel?: T;
-                    privacy?: T;
-                    validationRequired?: T;
-                    validationInvalid?: T;
-                    successHeading?: T;
-                    successBody?: T;
-                    footnote?: T;
-                    footnoteStrong?: T;
-                  };
-              newsletterPhaseCompleted?:
-                | T
-                | {
-                    eyebrow?: T;
-                    heading?: T;
-                    body?: T;
-                    benefits?:
-                      | T
-                      | {
-                          num?: T;
-                          label?: T;
-                          desc?: T;
-                          id?: T;
-                        };
-                    formEyebrow?: T;
-                    formTitle?: T;
-                    formBody?: T;
-                    emailLabel?: T;
-                    emailPlaceholder?: T;
-                    submitLabel?: T;
-                    privacy?: T;
-                    validationRequired?: T;
-                    validationInvalid?: T;
-                    successHeading?: T;
-                    successBody?: T;
-                    footnote?: T;
-                    footnoteStrong?: T;
-                  };
            };
        form?:
          | T
@@ -3827,62 +3676,6 @@ export interface PagesSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
                    label?: T;
                    url?: T;
                  };
-              newsletterPhaseEvaluation?:
-                | T
-                | {
-                    eyebrow?: T;
-                    heading?: T;
-                    body?: T;
-                    benefits?:
-                      | T
-                      | {
-                          num?: T;
-                          label?: T;
-                          desc?: T;
-                          id?: T;
-                        };
-                    formEyebrow?: T;
-                    formTitle?: T;
-                    formBody?: T;
-                    emailLabel?: T;
-                    emailPlaceholder?: T;
-                    submitLabel?: T;
-                    privacy?: T;
-                    validationRequired?: T;
-                    validationInvalid?: T;
-                    successHeading?: T;
-                    successBody?: T;
-                    footnote?: T;
-                    footnoteStrong?: T;
-                  };
-              newsletterPhaseCompleted?:
-                | T
-                | {
-                    eyebrow?: T;
-                    heading?: T;
-                    body?: T;
-                    benefits?:
-                      | T
-                      | {
-                          num?: T;
-                          label?: T;
-                          desc?: T;
-                          id?: T;
-                        };
-                    formEyebrow?: T;
-                    formTitle?: T;
-                    formBody?: T;
-                    emailLabel?: T;
-                    emailPlaceholder?: T;
-                    submitLabel?: T;
-                    privacy?: T;
-                    validationRequired?: T;
-                    validationInvalid?: T;
-                    successHeading?: T;
-                    successBody?: T;
-                    footnote?: T;
-                    footnoteStrong?: T;
-                  };
            };
        form?:
          | T
@@ -5318,6 +5111,18 @@ export interface EventsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
  createdAt?: T;
  _status?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "newsletter-subscriptions_select".
+ */
+export interface NewsletterSubscriptionsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  email?: T;
+  source?: T;
+  phase?: T;
+  lastSubmittedAt?: T;
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+}
 /**
 * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
 * via the `definition` "media_select".
@@ -5699,6 +5504,75 @@ export interface ApplicationPhase {
  updatedAt?: string | null;
  createdAt?: string | null;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "newsletter-form".
+ */
+export interface NewsletterForm {
+  id: number;
+  /**
+   * Gemeinsamer Newsletter-Inhalt für Startseite und Teilnahme-Seite während der Auswertungsphase.
+   */
+  evaluation?: {
+    eyebrow?: string | null;
+    heading?: string | null;
+    body?: string | null;
+    benefits?:
+      | {
+          num?: string | null;
+          label?: string | null;
+          desc?: string | null;
+          id?: string | null;
+        }[]
+      | null;
+    formEyebrow?: string | null;
+    formTitle?: string | null;
+    formBody?: string | null;
+    emailLabel?: string | null;
+    emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
+    submitLabel?: string | null;
+    privacy?: string | null;
+    validationRequired?: string | null;
+    validationInvalid?: string | null;
+    submissionError?: string | null;
+    successHeading?: string | null;
+    successBody?: string | null;
+    footnote?: string | null;
+    footnoteStrong?: string | null;
+  };
+  /**
+   * Gemeinsamer Newsletter-Inhalt für Startseite und Teilnahme-Seite nach Abschluss des Preisjahrgangs.
+   */
+  completed?: {
+    eyebrow?: string | null;
+    heading?: string | null;
+    body?: string | null;
+    benefits?:
+      | {
+          num?: string | null;
+          label?: string | null;
+          desc?: string | null;
+          id?: string | null;
+        }[]
+      | null;
+    formEyebrow?: string | null;
+    formTitle?: string | null;
+    formBody?: string | null;
+    emailLabel?: string | null;
+    emailPlaceholder?: string | null;
+    submitLabel?: string | null;
+    privacy?: string | null;
+    validationRequired?: string | null;
+    validationInvalid?: string | null;
+    submissionError?: string | null;
+    successHeading?: string | null;
+    successBody?: string | null;
+    footnote?: string | null;
+    footnoteStrong?: string | null;
+  };
+  updatedAt?: string | null;
+  createdAt?: string | null;
+}
 /**
 * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
 * via the `definition` "header_select".
@@ -5868,6 +5742,73 @@ export interface ApplicationPhaseSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
  createdAt?: T;
  globalType?: T;
 }
+/**
+ * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
+ * via the `definition` "newsletter-form_select".
+ */
+export interface NewsletterFormSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
+  evaluation?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        eyebrow?: T;
+        heading?: T;
+        body?: T;
+        benefits?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              num?: T;
+              label?: T;
+              desc?: T;
+              id?: T;
+            };
+        formEyebrow?: T;
+        formTitle?: T;
+        formBody?: T;
+        emailLabel?: T;
+        emailPlaceholder?: T;
+        submitLabel?: T;
+        privacy?: T;
+        validationRequired?: T;
+        validationInvalid?: T;
+        submissionError?: T;
+        successHeading?: T;
+        successBody?: T;
+        footnote?: T;
+        footnoteStrong?: T;
+      };
+  completed?:
+    | T
+    | {
+        eyebrow?: T;
+        heading?: T;
+        body?: T;
+        benefits?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              num?: T;
+              label?: T;
+              desc?: T;
+              id?: T;
+            };
+        formEyebrow?: T;
+        formTitle?: T;
+        formBody?: T;
+        emailLabel?: T;
+        emailPlaceholder?: T;
+        submitLabel?: T;
+        privacy?: T;
+        validationRequired?: T;
+        validationInvalid?: T;
+        submissionError?: T;
+        successHeading?: T;
+        successBody?: T;
+        footnote?: T;
+        footnoteStrong?: T;
+      };
+  updatedAt?: T;
+  createdAt?: T;
+  globalType?: T;
+}
 /**
 * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
 * via the `definition` "collections_widget".
--- a/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
 import { Events } from './collections/Events'
 import { JuryMitglieder } from './collections/JuryMitglieder'
 import { Media } from './collections/Media'
+import { NewsletterSubscriptions } from './collections/NewsletterSubscriptions'
 import { Pages } from './collections/Pages'
 import { Partners } from './collections/Partners'
 import { Posts } from './collections/Posts'
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { Users } from './collections/Users'
 import { ApplicationPhase } from './ApplicationPhase/config'
 import { Footer } from './Footer/config'
 import { Header } from './Header/config'
+import { NewsletterForm } from './NewsletterForm/config'
 import { plugins } from './plugins'
 import { SiteSettings } from './SiteSettings/config'
 import { defaultLexical } from '@/fields/defaultLexical'
@@ -67,9 +69,9 @@ export default buildConfig({
      url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || '',
    },
  }),
-  collections: [Pages, Preistraeger, JuryMitglieder, Partners, Posts, Events, Media, Users],
+  collections: [Pages, Preistraeger, JuryMitglieder, Partners, Posts, Events, NewsletterSubscriptions, Media, Users],
  cors: [getServerSideURL()].filter(Boolean),
-  globals: [Header, Footer, SiteSettings, ApplicationPhase],
+  globals: [Header, Footer, SiteSettings, ApplicationPhase, NewsletterForm],
  plugins,
  secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET,
  sharp,
--- a/src/scripts/preload-globals-cms.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/preload-globals-cms.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { mediaByFilename } from './mediaByFilename'

 import { defaultApplicationPhaseData } from '@/spa/applicationPhase'
 import { defaultFooterData, defaultHeaderData } from '@/spa/cmsNavigation'
+import { defaultNewsletterFormData } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
 import { defaultSiteSettings } from '@/spa/siteSettings'

 async function main() {
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ async function main() {
      context: { disableRevalidate: true },
      data: defaultApplicationPhaseData as never,
    }),
+    payload.updateGlobal({
+      slug: 'newsletter-form',
+      context: { disableRevalidate: true },
+      data: defaultNewsletterFormData as never,
+    }),
  ])

  payload.logger.info('Preloaded global CMS settings.')
--- a/src/scripts/setup-fresh-database.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/setup-fresh-database.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const orderedScripts = [
    path: 'src/scripts/migrate-spa-pages.ts',
  },
  {
-    label: 'Store header, footer, site settings, and application phase defaults',
+    label: 'Store header, footer, site settings, application phase, and newsletter form defaults',
    path: 'src/scripts/preload-globals-cms.ts',
  },
  {
--- a/src/spa/NextApp.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/NextApp.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import ScrollToTop from '@/spa/components/layout/ScrollToTop'
 import type { SpaApplicationPhaseData } from '@/spa/applicationPhase'
 import { type SpaFooterData, type SpaHeaderData } from '@/spa/cmsNavigation'
 import { CmsRouteProvider, type CmsRouteData } from '@/spa/cmsRoute'
+import type { SpaNewsletterFormData } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
 import type { SpaSiteSettingsData } from '@/spa/siteSettings'
 import About from '@/spa/pages/About'
 import BlogDetail from '@/spa/pages/BlogDetail'
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export default function NextApp({
  cmsRoute,
  siteSettings,
  applicationPhase,
+  newsletterForm,
 }: {
  pathname: string
  header?: SpaHeaderData
@@ -69,12 +71,13 @@ export default function NextApp({
  cmsRoute?: CmsRouteData
  siteSettings?: SpaSiteSettingsData
  applicationPhase?: SpaApplicationPhaseData
+  newsletterForm?: SpaNewsletterFormData
 }) {
  const page = React.createElement(resolvePage(pathname))

  return (
    <>
-      <CmsRouteProvider value={cmsRoute ? { ...cmsRoute, siteSettings, applicationPhase } : undefined}>
+      <CmsRouteProvider value={cmsRoute ? { ...cmsRoute, siteSettings, applicationPhase, newsletterForm } : undefined}>
        <ScrollToTop />
        <Layout header={header} footer={footer}>
          {page}
--- a/src/spa/applicationPhase.ts
+++ b/src/spa/applicationPhase.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const defaultApplicationPhaseData: SpaApplicationPhaseData = {
        'Die Bewerbungsphase 2026 ist eröffnet – es ist noch nicht zu spät. Reichen Sie Ihre Unterlagen bis zum 30. Juni kostenlos ein und zeigen Sie, was den bayerischen Mittelstand ausmacht.',
      cta: { label: 'Jetzt kostenlos bewerben', url: '/teilnahme' },
      accent: '#EFBF04',
-      bg: '#020A1E',
+      bg: '#111D55',
      glow: 'rgba(239,191,4,0.14)',
      meta: 'Deadline: 30. Juni 2026',
      membershipCta: { label: 'Mitglied werden', url: '/mitglied-werden' },
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const defaultApplicationPhaseData: SpaApplicationPhaseData = {
        'Die Anmeldephase 2026 ist geschlossen. Unsere unabhängige Expertenjury aus Wissenschaft und Praxis sichtet und bewertet derzeit alle Einreichungen.',
      cta: {},
      accent: '#4A8FC9',
-      bg: '#060D1C',
+      bg: '#111D55',
      glow: 'rgba(74,143,201,0.12)',
      meta: 'Ergebnis: August 2026',
      membershipCta: { label: 'Mitglied werden', url: '/mitglied-werden' },
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const defaultApplicationPhaseData: SpaApplicationPhaseData = {
        'Wir danken allen 247 Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern für Mut und Exzellenz. Drei außergewöhnliche Unternehmen wurden in München ausgezeichnet – ein unvergesslicher Abend.',
      cta: { label: 'Alle Preisträger ansehen', url: '/preistraeger' },
      accent: '#EFBF04',
-      bg: '#06090F',
+      bg: '#111D55',
      glow: 'rgba(239,191,4,0.08)',
      meta: 'Gala · Oktober 2026 · München',
      successApplications: '247',
--- a/src/spa/cmsRoute.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/cmsRoute.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import React, { createContext, useContext } from 'react'

 import type { SpaApplicationPhaseData } from '@/spa/applicationPhase'
+import type { SpaNewsletterFormData } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'
 import type { SpaSiteSettingsData } from '@/spa/siteSettings'

 export type CmsRouteCollection = 'pages' | 'posts' | 'events' | 'preistraeger' | 'partners' | 'jury-mitglieder'
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export type CmsRouteData = {
  lists?: Partial<Record<CmsRouteCollection, CmsRouteDoc[]>>
  siteSettings?: SpaSiteSettingsData
  applicationPhase?: SpaApplicationPhaseData
+  newsletterForm?: SpaNewsletterFormData
 }

 const CmsRouteContext = createContext<CmsRouteData | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -53,3 +55,7 @@ export function resolveCmsRelationship(entry: unknown, docs: CmsRouteDoc[]) {
 export function useApplicationPhase() {
  return useCmsRoute()?.applicationPhase
 }
+
+export function useNewsletterForm() {
+  return useCmsRoute()?.newsletterForm
+}
--- a/src/spa/components/forms/NewsletterInterestForm.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/components/forms/NewsletterInterestForm.tsx
@@ -2,42 +2,27 @@ import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { Check, Mail } from 'lucide-react';

 import { useIsMobile } from '@/spa/hooks/useIsMobile';
+import type { NewsletterInterestCopy, NewsletterPhase, NewsletterSource } from '@/spa/newsletterForm';

 const FF = '"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif';

-export type NewsletterBenefit = { num: string; label: string; desc: string };
-
-export type NewsletterInterestCopy = {
-  eyebrow: string;
-  heading: string;
-  body: string;
-  benefits: readonly NewsletterBenefit[];
-  formEyebrow: string;
-  formTitle: string;
-  formBody: string;
-  emailLabel: string;
-  emailPlaceholder: string;
-  submitLabel: string;
-  privacy: string;
-  validationRequired: string;
-  validationInvalid: string;
-  successHeading: string;
-  successBody: string;
-  footnote: string;
-  footnoteStrong: string;
-};
-
-export type NewsletterInterestCms = Partial<Omit<NewsletterInterestCopy, 'benefits'>> & {
-  benefits?: unknown;
-};
-
-export function NewsletterInterestForm({ copy }: { copy: NewsletterInterestCopy }) {
+export function NewsletterInterestForm({
+  copy,
+  phase,
+  source,
+}: {
+  copy: NewsletterInterestCopy;
+  phase: NewsletterPhase;
+  source: NewsletterSource;
+}) {
  const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
+  const [website, setWebsite] = useState('');
  const [error, setError] = useState('');
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
  const [submitted, setSubmitted] = useState(false);
  const isMobile = useIsMobile();

-  const submit = (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+  const submit = async (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
    event.preventDefault();
    const trimmedEmail = email.trim();

@@ -52,7 +37,22 @@ export function NewsletterInterestForm({ copy }: { copy: NewsletterInterestCopy
    }

    setError('');
+    setSubmitting(true);
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch('/api/newsletter-subscriptions/subscribe', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email: trimmedEmail, phase, source, website }),
+      });
+
+      if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Newsletter subscription failed with ${response.status}`);
      setSubmitted(true);
+    } catch {
+      setError(copy.submissionError);
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
  };

  if (submitted) {
@@ -98,12 +98,26 @@ export function NewsletterInterestForm({ copy }: { copy: NewsletterInterestCopy
      <p style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 16, color: 'rgba(17,29,85,0.68)', lineHeight: 1.75, margin: '0 0 28px', maxWidth: 520 }}>
        {copy.formBody}
      </p>
-      <label style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 10, fontWeight: 700, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.18em', color: 'rgba(17,29,85,0.5)', marginBottom: 8 }}>
+      <div aria-hidden="true" style={{ position: 'absolute', left: '-10000px', width: 1, height: 1, overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+        <label htmlFor={`newsletter-website-${source}`}>Website</label>
+        <input
+          id={`newsletter-website-${source}`}
+          name="website"
+          type="text"
+          tabIndex={-1}
+          autoComplete="off"
+          value={website}
+          onChange={(event) => setWebsite(event.target.value)}
+        />
+      </div>
+      <label htmlFor={`newsletter-email-${source}`} style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 10, fontWeight: 700, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.18em', color: 'rgba(17,29,85,0.5)', marginBottom: 8 }}>
        {copy.emailLabel}
      </label>
      <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: isMobile ? 'column' : 'row', gap: 10, width: '100%', maxWidth: 560 }}>
        <div style={{ flex: 1 }}>
          <input
+            id={`newsletter-email-${source}`}
+            name="email"
            type="email"
            value={email}
            onChange={(event) => {
@@ -125,10 +139,12 @@ export function NewsletterInterestForm({ copy }: { copy: NewsletterInterestCopy
              boxSizing: 'border-box',
            }}
          />
-          {error && <div style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 12, color: '#b91c1c', marginTop: 7 }}>{error}</div>}
+          {error && <div role="alert" style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 12, color: '#b91c1c', marginTop: 7 }}>{error}</div>}
        </div>
        <button
          type="submit"
+          disabled={submitting}
+          aria-busy={submitting}
          style={{
            height: 50,
            padding: '0 24px',
@@ -144,7 +160,8 @@ export function NewsletterInterestForm({ copy }: { copy: NewsletterInterestCopy
            alignItems: 'center',
            justifyContent: 'center',
            gap: 8,
-            cursor: 'pointer',
+            cursor: submitting ? 'wait' : 'pointer',
+            opacity: submitting ? 0.72 : 1,
            whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
          }}
        >
--- a/src/spa/homeContent.ts
+++ b/src/spa/homeContent.ts
@@ -111,56 +111,6 @@ export const homeContent = {
    formTitle: 'Kostenlos bewerben',
    footnote: 'Kostenlos und unverbindlich –',
    footnoteStrong: 'keine Teilnahmegebühr',
-    newsletterPhaseEvaluation: {
-      eyebrow: 'Updates erhalten',
-      heading: 'BLEIBEN\nSIE AUF\nDEM LAUFENDEN.',
-      body:
-        'Die Bewerbungsphase 2026 ist geschlossen. Hinterlassen Sie Ihre E-Mail und erhalten Sie Updates zur Juryphase, zur Preisverleihung und zum Start der nächsten Runde.',
-      benefits: [
-        { num: '01', label: 'Juryphase', desc: 'Updates zum Verlauf' },
-        { num: '02', label: 'Preisverleihung', desc: 'Einladungen und Termine' },
-        { num: '03', label: 'Nächste Runde', desc: 'Start nicht verpassen' },
-      ],
-      formEyebrow: 'Newsletter abonnieren',
-      formTitle: 'Updates erhalten',
-      formBody:
-        'Tragen Sie Ihre E-Mail ein und erhalten Sie Updates zu Terminen, Preisträgern und zur nächsten Bewerbungsphase.',
-      emailLabel: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
-      emailPlaceholder: 'name@unternehmen.de',
-      submitLabel: 'Eintragen',
-      privacy: 'Kein Spam. Nur relevante Informationen rund um den Bayerischen Mittelstandspreis.',
-      validationRequired: 'Bitte geben Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      validationInvalid: 'Bitte geben Sie eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      successHeading: 'Danke',
-      successBody: 'Ihre E-Mail wurde für BMP-Updates eingetragen.',
-      footnote: 'BMP-Updates -',
-      footnoteStrong: 'Termine und nächste Runde',
-    },
-    newsletterPhaseCompleted: {
-      eyebrow: 'Nächste Runde',
-      heading: 'DEN START\nNICHT\nVERPASSEN.',
-      body:
-        'Der aktuelle Preisjahrgang ist abgeschlossen. Hinterlassen Sie Ihre E-Mail und wir informieren Sie, sobald es Neuigkeiten zur nächsten Bewerbungsphase gibt.',
-      benefits: [
-        { num: '01', label: 'Startsignal', desc: 'Neue Bewerbungsphase' },
-        { num: '02', label: 'BMP-News', desc: 'Preisträger und Termine' },
-        { num: '03', label: 'Erinnerung', desc: 'Rechtzeitig vorbereitet' },
-      ],
-      formEyebrow: 'Newsletter abonnieren',
-      formTitle: 'Informiert bleiben',
-      formBody:
-        'Tragen Sie sich ein und erhalten Sie Hinweise zum Bewerbungsstart, zu Veranstaltungen und zu ausgezeichneten Unternehmen.',
-      emailLabel: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
-      emailPlaceholder: 'name@unternehmen.de',
-      submitLabel: 'Abonnieren',
-      privacy: 'Sie erhalten nur BMP-relevante Informationen. Eine Abmeldung ist jederzeit möglich.',
-      validationRequired: 'Bitte geben Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      validationInvalid: 'Bitte geben Sie eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      successHeading: 'Angemeldet',
-      successBody: 'Danke. Sie erhalten BMP-Updates an die angegebene E-Mail-Adresse.',
-      footnote: 'Bewerbungsstart im Blick -',
-      footnoteStrong: 'BMP-Updates erhalten',
-    },
  },
  form: participationContent.form,
  videoModal: {
--- a/src/spa/newsletterForm.ts
+++ b/src/spa/newsletterForm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+export type NewsletterBenefit = {
+  num: string
+  label: string
+  desc: string
+}
+
+export type NewsletterInterestCopy = {
+  eyebrow: string
+  heading: string
+  body: string
+  benefits: readonly NewsletterBenefit[]
+  formEyebrow: string
+  formTitle: string
+  formBody: string
+  emailLabel: string
+  emailPlaceholder: string
+  submitLabel: string
+  privacy: string
+  validationRequired: string
+  validationInvalid: string
+  submissionError: string
+  successHeading: string
+  successBody: string
+  footnote: string
+  footnoteStrong: string
+}
+
+export type NewsletterInterestCms = Partial<Omit<NewsletterInterestCopy, 'benefits'>> & {
+  benefits?: unknown
+}
+
+export type SpaNewsletterFormData = {
+  evaluation: NewsletterInterestCopy
+  completed: NewsletterInterestCopy
+}
+
+export type NewsletterSource = 'homepage' | 'participation'
+export type NewsletterPhase = 'evaluation' | 'completed'
+
+export const defaultNewsletterFormData: SpaNewsletterFormData = {
+  evaluation: {
+    eyebrow: 'Updates erhalten',
+    heading: 'BLEIBEN\nSIE AUF\nDEM LAUFENDEN.',
+    body:
+      'Die Bewerbungsphase 2026 ist geschlossen. Hinterlassen Sie Ihre E-Mail und erhalten Sie Updates zur Juryphase, zur Preisverleihung und zum Start der nächsten Runde.',
+    benefits: [
+      { num: '01', label: 'Juryphase', desc: 'Updates zum Verlauf' },
+      { num: '02', label: 'Preisverleihung', desc: 'Einladungen und Termine' },
+      { num: '03', label: 'Nächste Runde', desc: 'Start nicht verpassen' },
+    ],
+    formEyebrow: 'Newsletter abonnieren',
+    formTitle: 'Updates erhalten',
+    formBody:
+      'Tragen Sie Ihre E-Mail ein und erhalten Sie Updates zu Terminen, Preisträgern und zur nächsten Bewerbungsphase.',
+    emailLabel: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
+    emailPlaceholder: 'name@unternehmen.de',
+    submitLabel: 'Eintragen',
+    privacy: 'Kein Spam. Nur relevante Informationen rund um den Bayerischen Mittelstandspreis.',
+    validationRequired: 'Bitte geben Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
+    validationInvalid: 'Bitte geben Sie eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
+    submissionError: 'Die Anmeldung konnte nicht gespeichert werden. Bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut.',
+    successHeading: 'Danke',
+    successBody: 'Ihre E-Mail wurde für BMP-Updates eingetragen.',
+    footnote: 'BMP-Updates -',
+    footnoteStrong: 'Termine und nächste Runde',
+  },
+  completed: {
+    eyebrow: 'Nächste Runde',
+    heading: 'DEN START\nNICHT\nVERPASSEN.',
+    body:
+      'Der aktuelle Preisjahrgang ist abgeschlossen. Hinterlassen Sie Ihre E-Mail und wir informieren Sie, sobald es Neuigkeiten zur nächsten Bewerbungsphase gibt.',
+    benefits: [
+      { num: '01', label: 'Startsignal', desc: 'Neue Bewerbungsphase' },
+      { num: '02', label: 'BMP-News', desc: 'Preisträger und Termine' },
+      { num: '03', label: 'Erinnerung', desc: 'Rechtzeitig vorbereitet' },
+    ],
+    formEyebrow: 'Newsletter abonnieren',
+    formTitle: 'Informiert bleiben',
+    formBody:
+      'Tragen Sie sich ein und erhalten Sie Hinweise zum Bewerbungsstart, zu Veranstaltungen und zu ausgezeichneten Unternehmen.',
+    emailLabel: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
+    emailPlaceholder: 'name@unternehmen.de',
+    submitLabel: 'Abonnieren',
+    privacy: 'Sie erhalten nur BMP-relevante Informationen. Eine Abmeldung ist jederzeit möglich.',
+    validationRequired: 'Bitte geben Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
+    validationInvalid: 'Bitte geben Sie eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
+    submissionError: 'Die Anmeldung konnte nicht gespeichert werden. Bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut.',
+    successHeading: 'Angemeldet',
+    successBody: 'Danke. Sie erhalten BMP-Updates an die angegebene E-Mail-Adresse.',
+    footnote: 'Bewerbungsstart im Blick -',
+    footnoteStrong: 'BMP-Updates erhalten',
+  },
+}
+
+const text = (value: unknown, fallback: string) =>
+  typeof value === 'string' && value.trim().length > 0 ? value : fallback
+
+function normalizeVariant(value: NewsletterInterestCms | null | undefined, fallback: NewsletterInterestCopy) {
+  const benefits = Array.isArray(value?.benefits)
+    ? value.benefits.filter(
+        (benefit): benefit is NewsletterBenefit =>
+          Boolean(benefit) &&
+          typeof benefit === 'object' &&
+          typeof benefit.num === 'string' &&
+          typeof benefit.label === 'string' &&
+          typeof benefit.desc === 'string',
+      )
+    : []
+
+  return {
+    eyebrow: text(value?.eyebrow, fallback.eyebrow),
+    heading: text(value?.heading, fallback.heading),
+    body: text(value?.body, fallback.body),
+    benefits: benefits.length > 0 ? benefits : fallback.benefits,
+    formEyebrow: text(value?.formEyebrow, fallback.formEyebrow),
+    formTitle: text(value?.formTitle, fallback.formTitle),
+    formBody: text(value?.formBody, fallback.formBody),
+    emailLabel: text(value?.emailLabel, fallback.emailLabel),
+    emailPlaceholder: text(value?.emailPlaceholder, fallback.emailPlaceholder),
+    submitLabel: text(value?.submitLabel, fallback.submitLabel),
+    privacy: text(value?.privacy, fallback.privacy),
+    validationRequired: text(value?.validationRequired, fallback.validationRequired),
+    validationInvalid: text(value?.validationInvalid, fallback.validationInvalid),
+    submissionError: text(value?.submissionError, fallback.submissionError),
+    successHeading: text(value?.successHeading, fallback.successHeading),
+    successBody: text(value?.successBody, fallback.successBody),
+    footnote: text(value?.footnote, fallback.footnote),
+    footnoteStrong: text(value?.footnoteStrong, fallback.footnoteStrong),
+  }
+}
+
+export function normalizeNewsletterFormData(value?: Partial<SpaNewsletterFormData> | null): SpaNewsletterFormData {
+  return {
+    evaluation: normalizeVariant(value?.evaluation, defaultNewsletterFormData.evaluation),
+    completed: normalizeVariant(value?.completed, defaultNewsletterFormData.completed),
+  }
+}
+
+export function newsletterFormCopyForPhase(data: SpaNewsletterFormData | undefined, activePhase?: string) {
+  const normalized = data || defaultNewsletterFormData
+  return activePhase === '1' ? normalized.evaluation : normalized.completed
+}
+
+export function newsletterPhaseForApplicationPhase(activePhase?: string): NewsletterPhase {
+  return activePhase === '1' ? 'evaluation' : 'completed'
+}
--- a/src/spa/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ import { Link } from '@/spa/router';
 import { PartnerTicker } from '@/spa/components/ui/partner-ticker';
 import { WINNERS } from '@/spa/data/winners';
 import BewerbungsForm from '@/spa/components/forms/BewerbungsForm';
-import { NewsletterInterestForm, type NewsletterBenefit, type NewsletterInterestCms, type NewsletterInterestCopy } from '@/spa/components/forms/NewsletterInterestForm';
+import { NewsletterInterestForm } from '@/spa/components/forms/NewsletterInterestForm';
 import TestimonialsSection from '@/spa/components/TestimonialsSection';
 import MunichSkylineBg from '@/spa/components/ui/munich-skyline-bg';
 import { useIsMobile } from '@/spa/hooks/useIsMobile';
 import Image from '@/spa/components/ui/UnoptimizedImage'
 import type { SpaApplicationPhaseData, SpaApplicationPhaseItem } from '@/spa/applicationPhase'
-import { resolveCmsRelationship, useApplicationPhase, useCmsCollection, useCmsRoute } from '@/spa/cmsRoute'
+import { resolveCmsRelationship, useApplicationPhase, useCmsCollection, useCmsRoute, useNewsletterForm } from '@/spa/cmsRoute'
 import { mediaAlt, mediaUrl } from '@/spa/cmsMediaField'
 import { homeContent } from '@/spa/homeContent'
 import { netzwerkContent } from '@/spa/netzwerkContent'
 import { usePreistraegerPlaceholderImage } from '@/spa/preistraegerPlaceholder'
 import { PartnerLogoMark, type PartnerLogoData } from '@/spa/components/ui/partner-logo'
+import { newsletterFormCopyForPhase, newsletterPhaseForApplicationPhase } from '@/spa/newsletterForm'

 const FF = '"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif';

@@ -57,8 +58,6 @@ type HomeSectionCms = CmsRecord & {
  imageAlt?: string | null;
  imageLabel?: string | null;
  items?: unknown;
-  newsletterPhaseCompleted?: NewsletterInterestCms | null;
-  newsletterPhaseEvaluation?: NewsletterInterestCms | null;
  note?: string | null;
  quote?: string | null;
  stats?: unknown;
@@ -118,39 +117,17 @@ const fallbackArray = <T,>(value: unknown, fallback: readonly T[]) =>

 const HIDE_MEMBERSHIP_HOME_HERO_CTA = true;
 const APPLICATION_PHASE_OPEN = '0';
+const STATUS_SECTION_BACKGROUND = '#111D55';
+const LEGACY_STATUS_SECTION_BACKGROUNDS = new Set(['#020A1E', '#060D1C', '#06090F']);

-const newsletterInterestCopy: Record<string, NewsletterInterestCopy> = {
-  '1': homeContent.application.newsletterPhaseEvaluation,
-  '2': homeContent.application.newsletterPhaseCompleted,
-};
+const statusSectionBackground = (value?: string | null) => {
+  const background = value?.trim();

-const mergeNewsletterInterestCopy = (
-  value: NewsletterInterestCms | null | undefined,
-  fallback: NewsletterInterestCopy,
-): NewsletterInterestCopy => ({
-  eyebrow: fallbackText(value?.eyebrow, fallback.eyebrow),
-  heading: fallbackText(value?.heading, fallback.heading),
-  body: fallbackText(value?.body, fallback.body),
-  benefits: fallbackArray<NewsletterBenefit>(value?.benefits, fallback.benefits),
-  formEyebrow: fallbackText(value?.formEyebrow, fallback.formEyebrow),
-  formTitle: fallbackText(value?.formTitle, fallback.formTitle),
-  formBody: fallbackText(value?.formBody, fallback.formBody),
-  emailLabel: fallbackText(value?.emailLabel, fallback.emailLabel),
-  emailPlaceholder: fallbackText(value?.emailPlaceholder, fallback.emailPlaceholder),
-  submitLabel: fallbackText(value?.submitLabel, fallback.submitLabel),
-  privacy: fallbackText(value?.privacy, fallback.privacy),
-  validationRequired: fallbackText(value?.validationRequired, fallback.validationRequired),
-  validationInvalid: fallbackText(value?.validationInvalid, fallback.validationInvalid),
-  successHeading: fallbackText(value?.successHeading, fallback.successHeading),
-  successBody: fallbackText(value?.successBody, fallback.successBody),
-  footnote: fallbackText(value?.footnote, fallback.footnote),
-  footnoteStrong: fallbackText(value?.footnoteStrong, fallback.footnoteStrong),
-});
+  if (!background || LEGACY_STATUS_SECTION_BACKGROUNDS.has(background.toUpperCase())) {
+    return STATUS_SECTION_BACKGROUND;
+  }

-const getNewsletterInterestCopy = (phase: string | undefined, application: HomeSectionCms) => {
-  const fallback = newsletterInterestCopy[phase || ''] || newsletterInterestCopy['2'];
-  const cmsCopy = phase === '1' ? application.newsletterPhaseEvaluation : application.newsletterPhaseCompleted;
-  return mergeNewsletterInterestCopy(cmsCopy, fallback);
+  return background;
 };

 const isMembershipCta = (cta?: { label?: string; url?: string; to?: string } | null) =>
@@ -199,11 +176,13 @@ function HomeWinnerCard({
  fallbackTitle,
  fallbackImage,
  hoverLabel,
+  horizontalScroll = false,
 }: {
  winner: WinnerCardData;
  fallbackTitle: string;
  fallbackImage: string;
  hoverLabel: string;
+  horizontalScroll?: boolean;
 }) {
  const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
  const isMobile = useIsMobile();
@@ -220,7 +199,7 @@ function HomeWinnerCard({
  return (
    <Link
      to={href}
-      style={{ textDecoration: 'none', display: 'block', position: 'relative', height: isMobile ? 220 : 280, overflow: 'hidden', scrollSnapAlign: isMobile ? 'start' : undefined }}
+      style={{ textDecoration: 'none', display: 'block', position: 'relative', height: isMobile ? 220 : 280, overflow: 'hidden', scrollSnapAlign: isMobile || horizontalScroll ? 'start' : undefined }}
      onMouseEnter={() => setHovered(true)}
      onMouseLeave={() => setHovered(false)}
    >
@@ -265,9 +244,11 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
  const form = home.form || {};
  const videoModal = home.videoModal || {};
  const applicationPhase = useApplicationPhase();
+  const newsletterForm = useNewsletterForm();
  const activeApplicationPhase = applicationPhase?.activePhase || APPLICATION_PHASE_OPEN;
  const showApplicationForm = activeApplicationPhase === APPLICATION_PHASE_OPEN;
-  const newsletterCopy = getNewsletterInterestCopy(activeApplicationPhase, application);
+  const newsletterCopy = newsletterFormCopyForPhase(newsletterForm, activeApplicationPhase);
+  const newsletterPhase = newsletterPhaseForApplicationPhase(activeApplicationPhase);
  const cmsPreistraeger = useCmsCollection('preistraeger');
  const selectedWinners = fallbackArray(winnersSection.featured, []);
  const heroSecondaryCta = {
@@ -281,6 +262,8 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
  const homeWinners = selectedWinnerDocs.length
    ? selectedWinnerDocs
    : (cmsPreistraeger.length ? cmsPreistraeger : WINNERS).filter((w) => Number((w as { year?: string | number }).year) === 2025).slice(0, 8);
+  const scrollDesktopWinners = !isMobile && homeWinners.length > 8;
+  const scrollWinnerGrid = isMobile || scrollDesktopWinners;
  const quickCriteria = fallbackArray(quickCheck.criteria, homeContent.quickCheck.criteria);
  const introStats = fallbackArray(intro.stats, homeContent.intro.stats);
  const benefitItems = fallbackArray(benefits.items, homeContent.benefits.items);
@@ -313,41 +296,37 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
        </div>

        <div className="container mx-auto relative z-10" style={{ padding: isMobile ? '0 24px' : '0 24px' }}>
-          <div style={{ maxWidth: isMobile ? '100%' : '48rem' }}>
+          <div style={{ maxWidth: isMobile ? '100%' : '62rem' }}>
            <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-3 bg-accent/20 border border-accent/30 rounded-full px-4 py-1.5 mb-8 backdrop-blur-sm animate-fade-in" style={{ marginBottom: isMobile ? 20 : undefined }}>
              <span className="flex h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-accent"></span>
              <span className="text-accent text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.2em] font-bold">{fallbackText(hero.badge, homeContent.hero.badge)}</span>
            </div>
            
-            <h1 className="font-display font-bold text-white mb-6 leading-[0.9] tracking-tight" style={{ fontSize: isMobile ? 'clamp(1.8rem, 10vw, 3rem)' : 'clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6rem)' }}>
-              {fallbackText(hero.headingLine1, homeContent.hero.headingLine1)} <br />
-              <span className="text-accent">{fallbackText(hero.headingAccent, homeContent.hero.headingAccent)}</span>
+            <h1
+              className="font-display font-bold text-white mb-6 leading-[0.9] tracking-tight"
+              style={{ fontSize: isMobile ? 'clamp(1.75rem, 8vw, 3rem)' : 'clamp(3.25rem, 6.5vw, 6rem)' }}
+            >
+              <span style={{ display: 'block', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                {fallbackText(hero.headingLine1, homeContent.hero.headingLine1)}
+              </span>
+              <span className="text-accent" style={{ display: 'block', whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                {fallbackText(hero.headingAccent, homeContent.hero.headingAccent)}
+              </span>
            </h1>
            
            <p className="text-white/70 mb-12 font-light leading-relaxed" style={{ fontSize: isMobile ? '1.0625rem' : '1.375rem', maxWidth: isMobile ? '100%' : '36rem', marginBottom: isMobile ? 28 : undefined }}>
              {fallbackText(hero.description, homeContent.hero.description)}
            </p>
            
-            <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 16 }}>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: isMobile ? 'column' : 'row', flexWrap: isMobile ? 'nowrap' : 'wrap', gap: 16, alignItems: isMobile ? 'stretch' : 'center' }}>
              <Link
                to={fallbackText(hero.primaryCta?.url, homeContent.hero.primaryCta.url)}
-                style={{ fontFamily:'"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif', fontSize: 16, fontWeight:700, textTransform:'uppercase', letterSpacing:'0.12em', color:'#101828', background:'#EFBF04', padding:'16px 36px', textDecoration:'none', display:'inline-flex', alignItems:'center', justifyContent: isMobile ? 'center' : 'flex-start', gap:10, transition:'background 0.15s, box-shadow 0.2s', width: isMobile ? '100%' : 'auto' }}
+                style={{ fontFamily:'"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif', fontSize: 16, fontWeight:700, textTransform:'uppercase', letterSpacing:'0.12em', color:'#101828', background:'#EFBF04', padding:'16px 24px', textDecoration:'none', display:'inline-flex', alignItems:'center', justifyContent:'center', gap:10, transition:'background 0.15s, box-shadow 0.2s', width: isMobile ? '100%' : 'auto' }}
                onMouseEnter={e => { (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.background = '#FFD130'; (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.boxShadow = '0 0 18px rgba(239,191,4,0.65), 0 0 40px rgba(239,191,4,0.3)'; }}
                onMouseLeave={e => { (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.background = '#EFBF04'; (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.boxShadow = 'none'; }}
              >
                {fallbackText(hero.primaryCta?.label, homeContent.hero.primaryCta.label)} <ChevronRight size={16} />
              </Link>
-              <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: isMobile ? 'column' : 'row', gap: 16, alignItems: isMobile ? 'stretch' : 'center' }}>
-                {showHeroSecondaryCta && (
-                  <Link
-                    to={heroSecondaryCta.url}
-                    style={{ fontFamily:'"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif', fontSize: 16, fontWeight:700, textTransform:'uppercase', letterSpacing:'0.12em', color:'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)', border:'1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35)', padding:'14px 32px', textDecoration:'none', display:'inline-flex', alignItems:'center', justifyContent: isMobile ? 'center' : 'flex-start', gap:10, transition:'border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s', background:'transparent', width: isMobile ? '100%' : 'auto' }}
-                    onMouseEnter={e => { (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.borderColor = '#EFBF04'; (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.color = '#EFBF04'; }}
-                    onMouseLeave={e => { (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.borderColor = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.35)'; (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.color = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)'; }}
-                  >
-                    {heroSecondaryCta.label}
-                  </Link>
-                )}
              <button
                type="button"
                onClick={() => setShowVideo(true)}
@@ -359,7 +338,16 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
                </div>
                <span className="uppercase text-xs tracking-widest font-bold">{fallbackText(hero.videoLabel, homeContent.hero.videoLabel)}</span>
              </button>
-              </div>
+              {showHeroSecondaryCta && (
+                <Link
+                  to={heroSecondaryCta.url}
+                  style={{ fontFamily:'"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif', fontSize: 16, fontWeight:700, textTransform:'uppercase', letterSpacing:'0.12em', color:'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)', border:'1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35)', padding:'14px 32px', textDecoration:'none', display:'inline-flex', alignItems:'center', justifyContent:'center', gap:10, transition:'border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s', background:'transparent', width: isMobile ? '100%' : 'auto' }}
+                  onMouseEnter={e => { (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.borderColor = '#EFBF04'; (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.color = '#EFBF04'; }}
+                  onMouseLeave={e => { (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.borderColor = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.35)'; (e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).style.color = 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)'; }}
+                >
+                  {heroSecondaryCta.label}
+                </Link>
+              )}
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
@@ -402,12 +390,13 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {

        <div style={{
          display: 'grid',
-          gridTemplateColumns: isMobile ? undefined : 'repeat(4, 1fr)',
-          gridAutoFlow: isMobile ? 'column' : undefined,
-          gridTemplateRows: isMobile ? 'repeat(2, 1fr)' : undefined,
-          gridAutoColumns: isMobile ? '66vw' : undefined,
-          overflowX: isMobile ? 'auto' : undefined,
-          scrollSnapType: isMobile ? 'x mandatory' : undefined,
+          gridTemplateColumns: scrollWinnerGrid ? undefined : 'repeat(4, 1fr)',
+          gridAutoFlow: scrollWinnerGrid ? 'column' : undefined,
+          gridTemplateRows: scrollWinnerGrid ? `repeat(2, ${isMobile ? '1fr' : '280px'})` : undefined,
+          gridAutoColumns: isMobile ? '66vw' : scrollDesktopWinners ? '25vw' : undefined,
+          overflowX: scrollWinnerGrid ? 'auto' : undefined,
+          scrollSnapType: scrollWinnerGrid ? 'x mandatory' : undefined,
+          overscrollBehaviorX: scrollWinnerGrid ? 'contain' : undefined,
          gap: isMobile ? 8 : 0,
          padding: isMobile ? '0 16px 8px' : 0,
          WebkitOverflowScrolling: 'touch',
@@ -420,6 +409,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
              fallbackTitle={fallbackText(winnersSection.cardFallbackTitle, homeContent.winners.cardFallbackTitle)}
              fallbackImage={winnerFallbackImage}
              hoverLabel={fallbackText(winnersSection.hoverLabel, homeContent.winners.hoverLabel)}
+              horizontalScroll={scrollDesktopWinners}
            />
          ))}
        </div>
@@ -716,7 +706,7 @@ const Home: React.FC = () => {
            <div style={{ padding: isMobile ? '32px 24px' : '24px 48px 32px 40px', flex: isMobile ? 'none' : 1, height: isMobile && showApplicationForm ? '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 }}>{showApplicationForm ? fallbackText(application.formEyebrow, homeContent.application.formEyebrow) : newsletterCopy.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 }}>{showApplicationForm ? fallbackText(application.formTitle, homeContent.application.formTitle) : newsletterCopy.formTitle}</h3>
-              {showApplicationForm ? <BewerbungsForm theme="gold" content={form} /> : <NewsletterInterestForm copy={newsletterCopy} />}
+              {showApplicationForm ? <BewerbungsForm theme="gold" content={form} /> : <NewsletterInterestForm copy={newsletterCopy} phase={newsletterPhase} source="homepage" />}
            </div>
          </div>

@@ -784,7 +774,7 @@ function StatusSlider({ data }: { data?: SpaApplicationPhaseData }) {
    return {
      ...phase,
      accent: phase.accent || '#EFBF04',
-      bg: phase.bg || '#020A1E',
+      bg: statusSectionBackground(phase.bg),
      cta,
      membershipCta,
    }
--- a/src/spa/pages/Participation.tsx
+++ b/src/spa/pages/Participation.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ import React, { useRef } from 'react';
 import { MapPin, Users, TrendingUp, Building2, ArrowRight, CheckCircle2, UserCheck, Send, Star } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Link } from '@/spa/router';
 import BewerbungsForm from '@/spa/components/forms/BewerbungsForm';
-import { NewsletterInterestForm, type NewsletterBenefit, type NewsletterInterestCms, type NewsletterInterestCopy } from '@/spa/components/forms/NewsletterInterestForm';
+import { NewsletterInterestForm } from '@/spa/components/forms/NewsletterInterestForm';
 import AwardsGridSection, { type AwardsGridContent } from '@/spa/components/AwardsGridSection';
 import WegZurAuszeichnungSection from '@/spa/components/WegZurAuszeichnungSection';
 import MunichSkylineBg from '@/spa/components/ui/munich-skyline-bg';
 import { useIsMobile } from '@/spa/hooks/useIsMobile';
 import { mediaAlt, mediaUrl } from '@/spa/cmsMediaField';
-import { useApplicationPhase, useCmsRoute } from '@/spa/cmsRoute';
+import { useApplicationPhase, useCmsRoute, useNewsletterForm } from '@/spa/cmsRoute';
 import { participationContent } from '@/spa/participationContent';
 import Image from '@/spa/components/ui/UnoptimizedImage'
+import { newsletterFormCopyForPhase, newsletterPhaseForApplicationPhase } from '@/spa/newsletterForm';

 const FF = '"IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif';
 const FB = '"Inter", sans-serif';
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@ type ParticipationCms = Partial<typeof participationContent> & {

 type ParticipationApplicationFormCms = Partial<typeof participationContent.applicationForm> & {
  image?: unknown;
-  newsletterPhaseCompleted?: NewsletterInterestCms | null;
-  newsletterPhaseEvaluation?: NewsletterInterestCms | null;
 };

 const ICONS = {
@@ -48,40 +47,6 @@ const fallbackArray = <T,>(value: unknown, fallback: readonly T[]) =>

 const APPLICATION_PHASE_OPEN = '0';

-const newsletterInterestCopy: Record<string, NewsletterInterestCopy> = {
-  '1': participationContent.applicationForm.newsletterPhaseEvaluation,
-  '2': participationContent.applicationForm.newsletterPhaseCompleted,
-};
-
-const mergeNewsletterInterestCopy = (
-  value: NewsletterInterestCms | null | undefined,
-  fallback: NewsletterInterestCopy,
-): NewsletterInterestCopy => ({
-  eyebrow: fallbackText(value?.eyebrow, fallback.eyebrow),
-  heading: fallbackText(value?.heading, fallback.heading),
-  body: fallbackText(value?.body, fallback.body),
-  benefits: fallbackArray<NewsletterBenefit>(value?.benefits, fallback.benefits),
-  formEyebrow: fallbackText(value?.formEyebrow, fallback.formEyebrow),
-  formTitle: fallbackText(value?.formTitle, fallback.formTitle),
-  formBody: fallbackText(value?.formBody, fallback.formBody),
-  emailLabel: fallbackText(value?.emailLabel, fallback.emailLabel),
-  emailPlaceholder: fallbackText(value?.emailPlaceholder, fallback.emailPlaceholder),
-  submitLabel: fallbackText(value?.submitLabel, fallback.submitLabel),
-  privacy: fallbackText(value?.privacy, fallback.privacy),
-  validationRequired: fallbackText(value?.validationRequired, fallback.validationRequired),
-  validationInvalid: fallbackText(value?.validationInvalid, fallback.validationInvalid),
-  successHeading: fallbackText(value?.successHeading, fallback.successHeading),
-  successBody: fallbackText(value?.successBody, fallback.successBody),
-  footnote: fallbackText(value?.footnote, fallback.footnote),
-  footnoteStrong: fallbackText(value?.footnoteStrong, fallback.footnoteStrong),
-});
-
-const getNewsletterInterestCopy = (phase: string | undefined, applicationForm: ParticipationApplicationFormCms) => {
-  const fallback = newsletterInterestCopy[phase || ''] || newsletterInterestCopy['2'];
-  const cmsCopy = phase === '1' ? applicationForm.newsletterPhaseEvaluation : applicationForm.newsletterPhaseCompleted;
-  return mergeNewsletterInterestCopy(cmsCopy, fallback);
-};
-
 const isFutureAwardApplicationWay = (value: { label?: unknown; title?: unknown }) => {
  const label = typeof value.label === 'string' ? value.label.toLowerCase() : '';
  const title = typeof value.title === 'string' ? value.title.toLowerCase() : '';
@@ -98,6 +63,7 @@ const Participation: React.FC = () => {
  const qualSectionRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
  const cms = (useCmsRoute()?.doc?.participation || {}) as ParticipationCms;
  const applicationPhase = useApplicationPhase();
+  const newsletterForm = useNewsletterForm();
  const hero = { ...participationContent.hero, ...(cms.hero || {}) };
  const process = { ...participationContent.process, ...(cms.process || {}) };
  const eligibility = { ...participationContent.eligibility, ...(cms.eligibility || {}) };
@@ -108,7 +74,8 @@ const Participation: React.FC = () => {
  const form = { ...participationContent.form, ...(cms.form || {}) };
  const activeApplicationPhase = applicationPhase?.activePhase || APPLICATION_PHASE_OPEN;
  const showApplicationForm = activeApplicationPhase === APPLICATION_PHASE_OPEN;
-  const newsletterCopy = getNewsletterInterestCopy(activeApplicationPhase, applicationForm);
+  const newsletterCopy = newsletterFormCopyForPhase(newsletterForm, activeApplicationPhase);
+  const newsletterPhase = newsletterPhaseForApplicationPhase(activeApplicationPhase);
  const eligibilityCriteria = fallbackArray(eligibility.criteria, participationContent.eligibility.criteria);
  const eligibilityNotes = fallbackArray(eligibility.notes, participationContent.eligibility.notes);
  const mobileDates = fallbackArray(datesBanner.mobileItems, participationContent.datesBanner.mobileItems);
@@ -324,7 +291,7 @@ const Participation: React.FC = () => {
                <>
                  <span style={{ fontFamily: FF, fontSize: 10, color: 'rgba(17,29,85,0.5)', textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.32em', fontWeight: 700, display: 'block', marginBottom: 8 }}>{newsletterCopy.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 }}>{newsletterCopy.formTitle}</h3>
-                  <NewsletterInterestForm copy={newsletterCopy} />
+                  <NewsletterInterestForm copy={newsletterCopy} phase={newsletterPhase} source="participation" />
                </>
              )}
            </div>
--- a/src/spa/participationContent.ts
+++ b/src/spa/participationContent.ts
@@ -153,56 +153,6 @@ export const participationContent = {
    uploadCta: { label: 'PDF hochladen', url: '/formular-hochladen' },
    uploadPrompt: 'Sie haben Ihre Unterlagen bereits als PDF vorbereitet? Laden Sie sie direkt hoch, statt das Formular auszufüllen.',
    uploadFooterCta: { label: 'Formular hochladen →', url: '/formular-hochladen' },
-    newsletterPhaseEvaluation: {
-      eyebrow: 'Updates erhalten',
-      heading: 'DIE BEWERBUNG\nIST GESCHLOSSEN.',
-      body:
-        'Die Bewerbungsphase 2026 ist geschlossen. Hinterlassen Sie Ihre E-Mail und erhalten Sie Updates zur Juryphase, zur Preisverleihung und zur nächsten Runde.',
-      benefits: [
-        { num: '01', label: 'Juryphase', desc: 'Updates zum Verlauf' },
-        { num: '02', label: 'Preisverleihung', desc: 'Termine und Einblicke' },
-        { num: '03', label: 'Nächste Runde', desc: 'Start nicht verpassen' },
-      ],
-      formEyebrow: 'Newsletter abonnieren',
-      formTitle: 'Updates erhalten',
-      formBody:
-        'Tragen Sie Ihre E-Mail ein und erhalten Sie relevante Informationen zum weiteren Verlauf des Bayerischen Mittelstandspreises.',
-      emailLabel: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
-      emailPlaceholder: 'name@unternehmen.de',
-      submitLabel: 'Eintragen',
-      privacy: 'Kein Spam. Nur relevante Informationen rund um den Bayerischen Mittelstandspreis.',
-      validationRequired: 'Bitte geben Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      validationInvalid: 'Bitte geben Sie eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      successHeading: 'Danke',
-      successBody: 'Ihre E-Mail wurde für BMP-Updates eingetragen.',
-      footnote: 'BMP-Updates -',
-      footnoteStrong: 'Juryphase und Termine',
-    },
-    newsletterPhaseCompleted: {
-      eyebrow: 'Nächste Runde',
-      heading: 'DEN START\nNICHT\nVERPASSEN.',
-      body:
-        'Der aktuelle Preisjahrgang ist abgeschlossen. Hinterlassen Sie Ihre E-Mail und wir informieren Sie, sobald es Neuigkeiten zur nächsten Bewerbungsphase gibt.',
-      benefits: [
-        { num: '01', label: 'Startsignal', desc: 'Neue Bewerbungsphase' },
-        { num: '02', label: 'BMP-News', desc: 'Preisträger und Termine' },
-        { num: '03', label: 'Erinnerung', desc: 'Rechtzeitig vorbereitet' },
-      ],
-      formEyebrow: 'Newsletter abonnieren',
-      formTitle: 'Informiert bleiben',
-      formBody:
-        'Tragen Sie sich ein und erhalten Sie Hinweise zum Bewerbungsstart, zu Veranstaltungen und zu ausgezeichneten Unternehmen.',
-      emailLabel: 'E-Mail-Adresse',
-      emailPlaceholder: 'name@unternehmen.de',
-      submitLabel: 'Abonnieren',
-      privacy: 'Sie erhalten nur BMP-relevante Informationen. Eine Abmeldung ist jederzeit möglich.',
-      validationRequired: 'Bitte geben Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      validationInvalid: 'Bitte geben Sie eine gültige E-Mail-Adresse ein.',
-      successHeading: 'Angemeldet',
-      successBody: 'Danke. Sie erhalten BMP-Updates an die angegebene E-Mail-Adresse.',
-      footnote: 'Bewerbungsstart im Blick -',
-      footnoteStrong: 'BMP-Updates erhalten',
-    },
  },
  form: {
    stepCompleteLabel: '✓',