diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/grant-tab.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/grant-tab.component.html
index 6e7cd3fcb..2677a7c3a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/grant-tab.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/editor/grant-tab/grant-tab.component.html
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@
 						{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 				</mat-form-field>
 				<mat-form-field>
-					<textarea matInput class="description-area" placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION' | translate}}" [formControl]="grantformGroup.get('description')"></textarea>
+					<textarea matInput class="description-area" placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION' | translate}}" [formControl]="grantformGroup.get('description')" [required]="true"></textarea>
+					<mat-error *ngIf="grantformGroup.get('description').hasError('backendError')">
+						{{projectFormGroup.get('description').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
+					<mat-error *ngIf="grantformGroup.get('description').hasError('required')">
+						{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
 
@@ -87,14 +91,14 @@
 			<!-- Create New Project -->
 			<div class="col-6 pb-4 pl-4 pt-4" *ngIf="isCreateNewProject">
 				<mat-form-field>
-					<input matInput placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.PROJECT-LABEL' | translate}}" type="text" name="label" [formControl]="projectFormGroup.get('label')">
+					<input matInput placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.PROJECT-LABEL' | translate}}" type="text" name="label" [formControl]="projectFormGroup.get('label')" required>
 					<mat-error *ngIf="projectFormGroup.get('label').hasError('backendError')">
 						{{projectFormGroup.get('label').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 					<mat-error *ngIf="projectFormGroup.get('label').hasError('required')">
 						{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 				</mat-form-field>
 				<mat-form-field>
-					<textarea matInput class="description-area" placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION' | translate}}" [formControl]="projectFormGroup.get('description')"></textarea>
+					<textarea matInput class="description-area" placeholder="{{'QUICKWIZARD.CREATE-ADD.CREATE.QUICKWIZARD_CREATE.FIRST-STEP.FIELDS.DESCRIPTION' | translate}}" [formControl]="projectFormGroup.get('description')" [required]="true"></textarea>
 					<mat-error *ngIf="projectFormGroup.get('description').hasError('backendError')">
 						{{projectFormGroup.get('description').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 					<mat-error *ngIf="projectFormGroup.get('description').hasError('required')">