In case of a **not competitive project**, **such as privately funded projects (corporate funding)** etc., you don’t need to create an Application, but an **Award and a Project**.
To create a non-competitive project in Pure: 1. **Create** a **Project**. For the details of Projects, refer to the section [Projects - Details](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/manual-for-researchers/page/36-projects-details). 2. **Create** **an Award based on the Project** by opening the Project and clicking on the “*Save and create award*” button. For the details of Award, refer to the section [Awards - Details](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/books/manual-for-researchers/page/35-awards-details). [](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/bild-51.jpeg) 3. Click on “*Save”*. In summary, in case of a **non**-**competitive project**, you need to create two data types: an **Award,** and a **Project**. These data types need to be linked to each other: [](https://wiki.pmu.ac.at/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/bild-52.jpeg)