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 fc3d7483a..45ad4b56d 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
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 				<mat-form-field>
 					<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="funderFormGroup.get('existFunder')" placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.FUNDER' | translate}}" [configuration]="funderAutoCompleteConfiguration">
 					</app-single-auto-complete>
+					<mat-hint>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-SOURCE-HINT' | translate}}</mat-hint>
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
 				<mat-form-field>
 					<app-single-auto-complete required='true' [formControl]="grantformGroup.get('existGrant')" placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.GRANT' | translate}}" [configuration]="grantAutoCompleteConfiguration">
 					</app-single-auto-complete>
+					<mat-hint>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-SOURCE-HINT' | translate}}</mat-hint>
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
 
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
 				<mat-form-field>
 					<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="projectFormGroup.get('existProject')" placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.PROJECT' | translate}}" [configuration]="projectAutoCompleteConfiguration">
 					</app-single-auto-complete>
+					<mat-hint>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.EXTERNAL-SOURCE-HINT' | translate}}</mat-hint>
 				</mat-form-field>
 			</div>
 
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 5ac861ac7..6647e7faf 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@
 			"PROJECT": "Project",
 			"GRANT": "Grant",
 			"FUNDER": "Funder",
-			"STATUS": "DMP Status"
+			"STATUS": "DMP Status",
+			"EXTERNAL-SOURCE-HINT": "List of values provided by external source(s)"
 		},
 		"ACTIONS": {
 			"GO-TO-GRANT": "Go To DMP Grant",