{"id":1845,"date":"2025-08-20T10:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/join-now\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:15:10","slug":"join-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/join-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ce-frame is-layout-constrained alignfull ce-frame--bg-default ce-frame--style-default ce-frame-iconstyle-default ce-frame-top-default align wp-block-cyberagentur-frame\">\n    \n    <div class=\"ce-frame__content\">\n            \n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"ce-submission alignfull helptext-parent align wp-block-awarding-submission\">\n    <div class=\"ce-submission__content\">\n        \n<form method='post' action='https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/join-now\/' class='needs-validation' novalidate enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\">\n  <input type='hidden' name='submission_key' value='7a17ae92bd000e7b880f0cb50aa2fe2394b66580' \/>\n  <fieldset class=\"ce-submission__fieldset--typeofparticipant\">\n  <legend>Join Now<\/legend>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class=\"form-intro\">\n    I would like to participate in the challenge and submit a Brief Concept below.\n  <\/div>\n  <div class='form-radio-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"radio\" id=\"field-type_of_participant_0\" name=\"type_of_participant\" value=\"0\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-type_of_participant_0\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">On behalf of a legal entity (e.g., universities, research institutions, companies, associations, teams)<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n  <div class='form-radio-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"radio\" id=\"field-type_of_participant_1\" name=\"type_of_participant\" value=\"1\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-type_of_participant_1\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">As an individual person<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n  \n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n  <fieldset class=\"ce-submission__fieldset--legal\">\n  <legend>Legal Entity Information<\/legend>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-legal_person_name\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Name of the Legal Entity<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-legal_person_name\" name=\"legal_person_name\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-organizational_unit\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Organizational Unit (optional)<\/span>\n      \n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\"\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-organizational_unit\" name=\"organizational_unit\" value=\"\" > \n  \n  \n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-address_legal\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Street, House Number<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-address_legal\" name=\"address_legal\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>  \n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-zip_city_legal\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">ZIP Code, City<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-zip_city_legal\" name=\"zip_city_legal\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>      \n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-country_legal\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Country<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-country_legal\" name=\"country_legal\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>  \n  <\/div>  \n      <span class=\"form-subheadline\">Representative<\/span>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-firstname_legal\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">First Name<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-firstname_legal\" name=\"firstname_legal\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-lastname_legal\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Last Name<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-lastname_legal\" name=\"lastname_legal\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-email-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-email_legal\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Email<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"email\" id=\"field-email_legal\" name=\"email_legal\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-checkbox-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"field-confirm_age_legal\" name=\"confirm_age_legal\" value=\"1\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-confirm_age_legal\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">I confirm that I am at least 18 years old at the time of submitting the idea.<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-checkbox-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"field-confirm_authorised_legal\" name=\"confirm_authorised_legal\" value=\"1\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-confirm_authorised_legal\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">I confirm that both I and the legal entity I represent are eligible to participate in the Challenge.<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/fieldset>\n  <fieldset class=\"ce-submission__fieldset--private\">\n  <legend>Individual Information<\/legend>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-firstname_private\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">First Name<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-firstname_private\" name=\"firstname_private\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-lastname_private\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Last Name<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-lastname_private\" name=\"lastname_private\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-address_private\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Street, House Number<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-address_private\" name=\"address_private\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>  \n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-zip_city_private\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">ZIP Code, City<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-zip_city_private\" name=\"zip_city_private\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>      \n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-country_private\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Country<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-country_private\" name=\"country_private\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>  \n  <\/div>  \n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-email-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-email_private\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Email<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"email\" id=\"field-email_private\" name=\"email_private\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class='form-checkbox-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"field-confirm_age_private\" name=\"confirm_age_private\" value=\"1\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-confirm_age_private\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">I confirm that I am at least 18 years old at the time of submitting the idea.<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n          <div class='form-checkbox-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"field-confirm_authorised_private\" name=\"confirm_authorised_private\" value=\"1\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-confirm_authorised_private\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">I confirm that I am eligible to participate in the challenge.<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n  <fieldset class=\"ce-submission__fieldset--idea\">\n  <legend>Details about the idea<\/legend>\n  \n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-text-wrapper'>\n  <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n    <label for=\"field-title\">\n      <span class=\"label-text\">Title of the Brief Concept<\/span>\n      <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n      \n    <\/label>\n      <div class='form-helptext'>\n      <button data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" role=\"button\" data-bs-target=\"#helptext-4d300eed02b6e7ebe96bd5d52ff4b1b7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"helptext-4d300eed02b6e7ebe96bd5d52ff4b1b7\" class=\"wp-element-button wp-block-button--helptext\" aria-label=\"Hilfe\"><\/button>\n      <div data-bs-parent=\".helptext-parent\" id=\"helptext-4d300eed02b6e7ebe96bd5d52ff4b1b7\" class='form-helptext__content collapse'>\n        <button data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" role=\"button\" data-bs-target=\"#helptext-4d300eed02b6e7ebe96bd5d52ff4b1b7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"helptext-4d300eed02b6e7ebe96bd5d52ff4b1b7\" class=\"wp-element-button wp-block-button--close\" aria-label=\"Hilfe schlie\u00dfen\"><\/button>\n        <div class='form-helptext__text'>\n          <span class=\"helptext__text__label\">Title of the Brief Concept<\/span><p>The title of the Brief Concept is usually a short name. Acronyms with their respective meanings are also acceptable.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"text\" id=\"field-title\" name=\"title\" value=\"\" required> \n  \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n        <div class=\"form-textarea\">\n    <div class=\"form-wrapper__header\">\n      <label for=\"field-summary\"><span class=\"label-text\">Executive Summary of the Concept<\/span><strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong> <span class='form-sublabel'>(max. 900 characters, including spaces)<\/span><\/label>\n        <div class='form-helptext'>\n      <button data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" role=\"button\" data-bs-target=\"#helptext-119ed05de030d8a775b646cb53184bd4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"helptext-119ed05de030d8a775b646cb53184bd4\" class=\"wp-element-button wp-block-button--helptext\" aria-label=\"Hilfe\"><\/button>\n      <div data-bs-parent=\".helptext-parent\" id=\"helptext-119ed05de030d8a775b646cb53184bd4\" class='form-helptext__content collapse'>\n        <button data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" role=\"button\" data-bs-target=\"#helptext-119ed05de030d8a775b646cb53184bd4\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"helptext-119ed05de030d8a775b646cb53184bd4\" class=\"wp-element-button wp-block-button--close\" aria-label=\"Hilfe schlie\u00dfen\"><\/button>\n        <div class='form-helptext__text'>\n          <span class=\"helptext__text__label\">Executive Summary of the Concept<\/span><p>Here, you summarize the content of your idea.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"form-textarea-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"form-relative\">\n        <textarea id=\"field-summary\" name=\"summary\" required maxlength='900'><\/textarea> \n        <div class=\"textarea-counter\"><span class=\"textarea-counter__label\">Character count:  <\/span><span class=\"textarea-counter__value\"><\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div> \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"panel panel--images\" data-pdf-only=\"1\" data-max-size-mb=\"20\" data-msg-too-large=\"A file may not be larger than 20 MB.\" data-msg-invalid-type=\"The file is not a PDF file\" data-msg-load-error=\"Error loading file.\" data-remove-label=\"Delete\">\n  <div class=\"panel__header\">\n    <div class=\"panel__header_text\">\n      <div class=\"panel__title\">Brief Concept<\/div>\n      <div class=\"panel__subtitle\">(a single, consolidated PDF off all required documents, maximum 20 MB)<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"panel__content\">\n      <input class=\"\" type=\"file\" name=\"image_1\" value=\"\" accept=\".pdf\" data-imageexists=\"\"> \n      <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"image_1_order\" value=\"0\"> \n      <div class=\"panel__content__preview\">\n      \n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex \">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\">\n            <button class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button wp-block-button__add-image\">Add Brief Concept<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>    \n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n  <fieldset class=\"ce-submission__fieldset--confirm\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class=\"frc-captcha\" data-lang=\"en\" data-sitekey=\"FCML5P3LTT704I19\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-12 col-md\">\n      <div class='form-checkbox-wrapper'>\n  <input class=\" form-required\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"field-confirm_has_read\" name=\"confirm_has_read\" value=\"1\" required>    \n  <div class=\"invalid-feedback\">Required field<\/div>\n  <label for=\"field-confirm_has_read\">\n    <span class=\"label-text\">I have read, understood, and accept all <a href=\"https:\/\/challenge.cyberagentur.de\/echis\/en\/important-documents\/\" target=\"__blank\">Challenge documents<\/a>.<\/span>\n    <strong><span aria-label='erforderlich'><\/span><\/strong>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/label>\n  \n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div> \n\n<\/fieldset>  \n       <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\">\n            <button class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\">Upload Submission<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>     \n<\/form> \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    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