diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/dmpproperties/DmpContactBuilder.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/dmpproperties/DmpContactBuilder.java
index cdaee4b48..6c724b775 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/dmpproperties/DmpContactBuilder.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/builder/dmpproperties/DmpContactBuilder.java
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ package eu.eudat.model.builder.dmpproperties;
 import eu.eudat.authorization.AuthorizationFlags;
 import eu.eudat.commons.types.dmp.DmpContactEntity;
 import eu.eudat.convention.ConventionService;
-import eu.eudat.data.DmpUserEntity;
-import eu.eudat.model.DmpUser;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpAssociatedUser;
 import eu.eudat.model.User;
 import eu.eudat.model.builder.BaseBuilder;
-import eu.eudat.model.builder.UserBuilder;
+import eu.eudat.model.builder.DmpAssociatedUserBuilder;
 import eu.eudat.model.dmpproperties.DmpContact;
 import eu.eudat.query.UserQuery;
 import gr.cite.tools.data.builder.BuilderFactory;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ public class DmpContactBuilder extends BaseBuilder<DmpContact, DmpContactEntity>
 
         //Not Bulk Build because is XML no interaction with db
         FieldSet userFields = fields.extractPrefixed(this.asPrefix(DmpContact._user));
-        Map<UUID, User> userItemsMap = this.collectUsers(userFields, data);
+        Map<UUID, DmpAssociatedUser> userItemsMap = this.collectUsers(userFields, data);
         
         List<DmpContact> models = new ArrayList<>();
         for (DmpContactEntity d : data) {
@@ -72,25 +71,25 @@ public class DmpContactBuilder extends BaseBuilder<DmpContact, DmpContactEntity>
         return models;
     }
 
-    private Map<UUID, User> collectUsers(FieldSet fields, List<DmpContactEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
+    private Map<UUID, DmpAssociatedUser> collectUsers(FieldSet fields, List<DmpContactEntity> data) throws MyApplicationException {
         if (fields.isEmpty() || data.isEmpty())
             return null;
         this.logger.debug("checking related - {}", User.class.getSimpleName());
 
-        Map<UUID, User> itemMap;
-        if (!fields.hasOtherField(this.asIndexer(User._id))) {
+        Map<UUID, DmpAssociatedUser> itemMap;
+        if (!fields.hasOtherField(this.asIndexer(DmpAssociatedUser._id))) {
             itemMap = this.asEmpty(
                     data.stream().filter(x-> x.getUserId() != null).map(DmpContactEntity::getUserId).distinct().collect(Collectors.toList()),
                     x -> {
-                        User item = new User();
+                        DmpAssociatedUser item = new DmpAssociatedUser();
                         item.setId(x);
                         return item;
                     },
-                    User::getId);
+                    DmpAssociatedUser::getId);
         } else {
             FieldSet clone = new BaseFieldSet(fields.getFields()).ensure(User._id);
             UserQuery q = this.queryFactory.query(UserQuery.class).authorize(this.authorize).ids(data.stream().filter(x-> x.getUserId() != null).map(DmpContactEntity::getUserId).distinct().collect(Collectors.toList()));
-            itemMap = this.builderFactory.builder(UserBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).asForeignKey(q, clone, User::getId);
+            itemMap = this.builderFactory.builder(DmpAssociatedUserBuilder.class).authorize(this.authorize).asForeignKey(q, clone, DmpAssociatedUser::getId);
         }
         if (!fields.hasField(User._id)) {
             itemMap.forEach((id, item) -> {
diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/dmpproperties/DmpContact.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/dmpproperties/DmpContact.java
index fbb4aca4f..0aebbdbe6 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/dmpproperties/DmpContact.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/dmpproperties/DmpContact.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package eu.eudat.model.dmpproperties;
 
-import eu.eudat.model.User;
+import eu.eudat.model.DmpAssociatedUser;
 
 public class DmpContact {
 
-    private User user;
+    private DmpAssociatedUser user;
     public static final String _user = "user";
     private String firstName;
 
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ public class DmpContact {
         this.email = email;
     }
 
-    public User getUser() {
+    public DmpAssociatedUser getUser() {
         return user;
     }
 
-    public void setUser(User user) {
+    public void setUser(DmpAssociatedUser user) {
         this.user = user;
     }
 }
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp/dmp.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp/dmp.ts
index 23940da88..24183d23a 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp/dmp.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/model/dmp/dmp.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Description } from '../description/description';
 import { DmpBlueprint } from '../dmp-blueprint/dmp-blueprint';
 import { EntityDoi } from '../entity-doi/entity-doi';
 import { ReferencePersist } from '../reference/reference';
-import { User } from "../user/user";
+import { DmpAssociatedUser, User } from "../user/user";
 import { DmpReference } from './dmp-reference';
 
 export interface Dmp extends BaseEntity {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export interface DmpBlueprintValue {
 }
 
 export interface DmpContact {
-	user?: User;
+	user?: DmpAssociatedUser;
 	firstName: string;
 	lastName: string;
 	email: string;
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/user/user.service.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/user/user.service.ts
index ba382f705..988bbb8e8 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/user/user.service.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/core/services/user/user.service.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ export class UserService {
 		valueAssign: (item: User) => item.id,
 	};
 
+	singleAutoCompleteDmpAssociatedUserConfiguration: SingleAutoCompleteConfiguration = {
+		initialItems: (data?: any) => this.queryDmpAssociated(this.buildAutocompleteLookup()).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+		filterFn: (searchQuery: string, data?: any) => this.queryDmpAssociated(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(searchQuery)).pipe(map(x => x.items)),
+		getSelectedItem: (selectedItem: any) => this.queryDmpAssociated(this.buildAutocompleteLookup(null, null, [selectedItem])).pipe(map(x => x.items[0])),
+		displayFn: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.name,
+		subtitleFn: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.email,
+		titleFn: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.name,
+		valueAssign: (item: DmpAssociatedUser) => item.id,
+	};
+
 	private buildAutocompleteLookup(like?: string, excludedIds?: Guid[], ids?: Guid[]): UserLookup {
 		const lookup: UserLookup = new UserLookup();
 		lookup.page = { size: 100, offset: 0 };
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
index c7cfb2414..fd0a30ec6 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.component.html
@@ -147,30 +147,30 @@
 															</mat-form-field>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.HTML_TEXT">
-															<rich-text-editor-component [form]="formGroup.get('description')" [placeholder]="'DMP-EDITOR.PLACEHOLDER.DESCRIPTION'" [required]="field.required">
+															<rich-text-editor-component [form]="formGroup.get('description')" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.PLACEHOLDER.DESCRIPTION'" [required]="field.required">
 															</rich-text-editor-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.RESEARCHERS">
-															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Researcher"></app-reference-field-component>
+															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Researcher"></app-reference-field-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.ORGANIZATIONS">
-															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Organizations"></app-reference-field-component>
+															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Organizations"></app-reference-field-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.FUNDER">
-															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Funder"></app-reference-field-component>
+															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Funder"></app-reference-field-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.GRANT">
-															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Grants"></app-reference-field-component>
+															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Grants"></app-reference-field-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.PROJECT">
-															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Project"></app-reference-field-component>
+															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Project"></app-reference-field-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.LICENSE">
-															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Licenses"></app-reference-field-component>
+															<app-reference-field-component [form]="formGroup.get('properties').get('dmpBlueprintValues').get(field.id).get('references')" [label]= "field.label" [placeholder]="field.placeholder ?? field.label" [referenceType]="referenceTypeEnum.Licenses"></app-reference-field-component>
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.LANGUAGE">
 															<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-																<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('language')" placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.LANGUAGE' | translate}}" required>
+																<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('language')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.LANGUAGE' | translate}}" required>
 																	<mat-option *ngFor="let lang of getLanguageInfos()" [value]="lang.code">
 																		{{ lang.name }}
 																	</mat-option>
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 																			<div class="col d-flex" *ngIf="contact.get('contactType').value == dmpContactTypeEnum.Internal">
 																				<mat-form-field class="w-100">
 																					<mat-label>{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS1.USER' | translate}}</mat-label>
-																					<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="contact.get('userId')" [hidePlaceholder]="true" [configuration]="userService.singleAutocompleteConfiguration"></app-single-auto-complete>
+																					<app-single-auto-complete [formControl]="contact.get('userId')" [hidePlaceholder]="true" [configuration]="userService.singleAutoCompleteDmpAssociatedUserConfiguration"></app-single-auto-complete>
 																					<mat-error *ngIf="contact.get('userId').hasError('backendError')">{{contact.get('userId').getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 																					<mat-error *ngIf="contact.get('userId').hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 																				</mat-form-field>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 														</div>
 														<div *ngIf="field.systemFieldType == dmpBlueprintSystemFieldTypeEnum.ACCESS_RIGHTS">
 															<mat-form-field class="w-100">
-																<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('accessType')" placeholder="{{'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.ACCESS-TYPE' | translate}}">
+																<mat-select [formControl]="formGroup.get('accessType')" placeholder="{{field.placeholder ?? 'DMP-EDITOR.FIELDS.ACCESS-TYPE' | translate}}">
 																	<mat-option *ngFor="let dmpAccessType of dmpAccessTypeEnumValues" [value]="dmpAccessType">
 																		{{enumUtils.toDmpAccessTypeString(dmpAccessType)}}
 																	</mat-option>
@@ -322,4 +322,4 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-	</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+	</div>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.resolver.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.resolver.ts
index 0ca8c6a7f..32b7caedc 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.resolver.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dmp/dmp-editor-blueprint/dmp-editor.resolver.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { DescriptionTemplatesInSection, DmpBlueprint, DmpBlueprintDefinition, Dm
 import { Dmp, DmpBlueprintValue, DmpContact, DmpDescriptionTemplate, DmpProperties } from '@app/core/model/dmp/dmp';
 import { DmpReference, DmpReferenceData } from '@app/core/model/dmp/dmp-reference';
 import { Reference } from '@app/core/model/reference/reference';
-import { User } from '@app/core/model/user/user';
+import { DmpAssociatedUser, User } from '@app/core/model/user/user';
 import { DmpService } from '@app/core/services/dmp/dmp.service';
 import { BreadcrumbService } from '@app/ui/misc/breadcrumb/breadcrumb.service';
 import { BaseEditorResolver } from '@common/base/base-editor.resolver';
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class DmpEditorResolver extends BaseEditorResolver {
 
 			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.dmpBlueprintValues), nameof<DmpBlueprintValue>(x => x.fieldId)].join('.'),
 			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.dmpBlueprintValues), nameof<DmpBlueprintValue>(x => x.fieldValue)].join('.'),
-			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.contacts), nameof<DmpContact>(x => x.user), nameof<User>(x => x.id)].join('.'),
+			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.contacts), nameof<DmpContact>(x => x.user), nameof<DmpAssociatedUser>(x => x.id)].join('.'),
 			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.contacts), nameof<DmpContact>(x => x.firstName)].join('.'),
 			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.contacts), nameof<DmpContact>(x => x.lastName)].join('.'),
 			[nameof<Dmp>(x => x.properties), nameof<DmpProperties>(x => x.contacts), nameof<DmpContact>(x => x.email)].join('.'),
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
index e7cfc285f..296e9d7ca 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <mat-form-field class="w-100" *ngIf="multipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration">
-	<mat-label>{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.PLACEHOLDER' | translate}} {{enumUtils.toReferenceTypeString(referenceType)}}</mat-label>
-	<app-multiple-auto-complete [formControl]="form" [configuration]="multipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration">
+	<ng-container *ngIf="label">
+		<mat-label>{{label}}</mat-label>
+	</ng-container>
+	<ng-container *ngIf="!label">
+		<mat-label>{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.PLACEHOLDER' | translate}} {{enumUtils.toReferenceTypeString(referenceType)}}</mat-label>
+	</ng-container>
+	<app-multiple-auto-complete placeholder = "{{ placeholder ?? enumUtils.toReferenceTypeString(referenceType)}}" [formControl]="form" [configuration]="multipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration">
 	</app-multiple-auto-complete>
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('backendError')">{{form.getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts
index 148f6c3d8..ce35d8dae 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export class ReferenceFieldComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 
 	@Input() referenceType: ReferenceType = null;
 	@Input() form: UntypedFormGroup = null;
+	@Input() label: string = null;
+	@Input() placeholder: string = "Enter text";
 
 	multipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration: MultipleAutoCompleteConfiguration;