diff --git a/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts b/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts
index 01e6d8c0..27ec74d5 100644
--- a/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts
+++ b/claims/claim-utils/claimProjectSearchForm.component.ts
@@ -65,35 +65,36 @@ export class ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent {
   }
 
   search(page,size) {
-    if(this.keyword.length == 0){
-      this.showResults =false;
+    if (this.keyword.length == 0) {
+      this.showResults = false;
       return;
     }
-    this.showResults =true;
+    this.showResults = true;
     this.openaireResults = [];
     this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.LOADING;
     this.prevFilters = this.filters;
 
     //searchProjects (params: string, refineParams:string, page: number, size: number, refineFields:string[] , properties:EnvProperties ):any {
-    this.sub = this._projectService.searchProjects(this.createOpenaireQueryParams(),(page==1)? this.refineFieldsQuery:null, page, size, (page==1)?this.refineFields:[], this.properties).subscribe(
+    this.sub = this._projectService.advancedSearchProjects(this.createOpenaireQueryParams(), page, size, this.properties, (page == 1) ? this.refineFieldsQuery : null, (page == 1) ? this.refineFields : [], this.createOpenaireRefineQuery()).subscribe(
+      // this.sub = this._projectService.searchProjects(this.createOpenaireQueryParams(),(page==1)? this.refineFieldsQuery:null, page, size, (page==1)?this.refineFields:[], this.properties).subscribe(
       data => {
-          if(data != null) {
-              this.openaireResultsPage=page;
-              this.openaireResultsNum = data[0];
-              this.openaireResults =ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent.openaire2ClaimEntity(data[1], this.properties);
-              if(data[2] && data[2].length > 0){
-                this.filters =  this.checkSelectedFilters( data[2], this.prevFilters);
-              }
-
-              this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.DONE;
-              if(this.openaireResultsNum == 0){
-                this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.NONE;
-                this.filters =  this.checkSelectedFilters( [], this.prevFilters);
-              }
-          }else {
-            this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.ERROR;
+        if (data != null) {
+          this.openaireResultsPage = page;
+          this.openaireResultsNum = data[0];
+          this.openaireResults = ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent.openaire2ClaimEntity(data[1], this.properties);
+          if (data[2] && data[2].length > 0) {
+            this.filters = this.checkSelectedFilters(data[2], this.prevFilters);
           }
-       },
+
+          this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.DONE;
+          if (this.openaireResultsNum == 0) {
+            this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.NONE;
+            this.filters = this.checkSelectedFilters([], this.prevFilters);
+          }
+        } else {
+          this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.ERROR;
+        }
+      },
       err => {
         this.openaireResultsStatus = this.errorCodes.ERROR;
         //console.log(err.status);
@@ -202,12 +203,16 @@ export class ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent {
   }
 
 
-  createOpenaireQueryParams():string {
+  createOpenaireQueryParams(): string {
     let query = "";
-    if(this.keyword.length > 0){
-      query += "q=" + StringUtils.quote(StringUtils.URIEncode(this.keyword));
+    if (this.keyword.length > 0) {
+      // query += "q=" + StringUtils.quote(StringUtils.URIEncode(this.keyword));
+      query += StringUtils.quote(StringUtils.URIEncode(this.keyword));
     }
+    return query;
+  }
 
+  createOpenaireRefineQuery(): string {
     /*if(this.startYear.length > 0 ){
       query+='&fq=projectstartyear exact \"'+this.startYear+'\"'
     }
@@ -215,30 +220,30 @@ export class ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent {
       query+='&fq=projectendyear exact \"'+this.endYear+'\"'
     }*/
     let allFqs = "";
-    for (let filter of this.filters){
-      if(filter.countSelectedValues > 0){
-        let count_selected=0;
+    for (let filter of this.filters) {
+      if (filter.countSelectedValues > 0) {
+        let count_selected = 0;
         let fq = "";
-        for (let value of filter.values){
-          if(value.selected == true){
+        for (let value of filter.values) {
+          if (value.selected == true) {
             count_selected++;
-            fq+=(fq.length > 0 ? " " + filter.filterOperator + " ":"" ) + filter.filterId + " exact " + (StringUtils.quote(value.id));
+            fq += (fq.length > 0 ? " " + filter.filterOperator + " " : "") + filter.filterId + " exact " + (StringUtils.quote(value.id));
           }
         }
-        if(count_selected > 0){
-          fq="&fq="+StringUtils.URIEncode(fq);
+        if (count_selected > 0) {
+          fq = "&fq=" + StringUtils.URIEncode(fq);
           allFqs += fq;
         }
       }
     }
-    for (let i=0; i<this.rangeFilters.length; i++){
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.rangeFilters.length; i++) {
       let filter = this.rangeFilters[i];
       //selectedFromValue, selectedToValue, equalityOp, equalityOpFrom, equalityOpTo, filterOp ){
-      allFqs+= NewSearchPageComponent.createRangeFilterQuery(this.rangeFields[i],filter.selectedFromValue, filter.selectedToValue, " within ", ">=" ,"<=", "and" )
+      allFqs += NewSearchPageComponent.createRangeFilterQuery(this.rangeFields[i], filter.selectedFromValue, filter.selectedToValue, " within ", ">=", "<=", "and")
     }
-    return query+allFqs;
-
+    return allFqs + "&type=projects";
   }
+
   public yearChanged() {
     this.search(this.page, this.size);
 
@@ -273,20 +278,21 @@ export class ClaimProjectsSearchFormComponent {
         }
 
       }
-
+      filter.countAllValues = filter.values.length;
     }
     if(filters.length == 0 ){
-      for(let j=0; j< prevFilters.length ; j++){
-            let filter  = Object.assign({}, prevFilters[j]);
-            filter.values = [];
-            for(let filterValue of prevFilters[j].values) {
-              if(filterValue.selected){
-                filterValue.number  = 0;
-                filter.values.push(filterValue);
-              }
-            }
-            filters.push(filter)
+      for(let j=0; j< prevFilters.length ; j++) {
+        let filter = Object.assign({}, prevFilters[j]);
+        filter.values = [];
+        for (let filterValue of prevFilters[j].values) {
+          if (filterValue.selected) {
+            filterValue.number = 0;
+            filter.values.push(filterValue);
           }
+        }
+        filter.countAllValues = filter.values.length;
+        filters.push(filter)
+      }
     }
     return filters;
   }
diff --git a/services/searchProjects.service.ts b/services/searchProjects.service.ts
index e9c48eaa..6d30b06c 100644
--- a/services/searchProjects.service.ts
+++ b/services/searchProjects.service.ts
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class SearchProjectsService {
                 for(let z=0; z<fundingLength; z++) {
                   let fundingData = Array.isArray(resData['fundingtree']) ? resData['fundingtree'][z] : resData['fundingtree'];
                   if(fundingData.hasOwnProperty("funder")) {
-                    result['funderShortname'] = fundingData['funder'].shortname;
+                    result['funderShortname'] = fundingData['funder'].shortname ? fundingData['funder'].shortname : fundingData['funder'].name;
                     result['funderId'] = fundingData['funder'].id;
                     result['jurisdiction'] = (fundingData['funder']['id']['jurisdiction'] )?fundingData['funder']['id']['jurisdiction']:"";