diff --git a/public/sp26/computer_backgrounds/sponsors_seventh_page_computer3.png b/public/sp26/computer_backgrounds/sponsors_seventh_page_computer3.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69e69cb4
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diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/profile/page.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/profile/page.tsx
index 1a8ff954..c6129586 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/profile/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/profile/page.tsx
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ enum Role {
 	FINANCE = 5,
 }
 
+// Mapping from application status to its respective color
+const applicationStatusColorMap = new Map<string, string>([
+	['pending', 'text-purple-400'],
+	['accepted', 'text-blue-400'],
+	['rejected', 'text-red-600'],
+	['waitlisted', 'text-orange-300'],
+	['confirmed', 'text-green-600'],
+	['declined', 'text-stone-500']
+]);
+
 // Utility to get user role from token
 function getUserRole(token: string | undefined): number {
 	if (!token) return Role.NONE;
@@ -366,6 +376,13 @@ export default function Profile() {
 								</p>
 							</div>
 						)}
+						{(!isOrganizer && userData?.registration) && (
+							<div className="bg-slate-700/50 rounded-lg p-3 mt-4">
+								<p className={`text-2xl text-slate-200 text-center`}>
+									Application Status: <span className={`font-bold ${applicationStatusColorMap.get(userData.registration.applicationStatus)}`}>{userData.registration.applicationStatus.toUpperCase()}</span>
+								</p>
+							</div>
+						)}
 					</CardContent>
 				</Card>
 
diff --git a/src/app/(protected)/register/page.tsx b/src/app/(protected)/register/page.tsx
index 78d80da9..0c9b016b 100644
--- a/src/app/(protected)/register/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(protected)/register/page.tsx
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export default function RegistrationPage() {
 				major: userInfo.major || "",
 				phone: userInfo.phone || "",
 				country: userInfo.country || "",
-				race: "",
+				race: userInfo.race || "",
 				hasDietaryRestrictions: !!(
 					userInfo.dietaryRestriction || userInfo.allergies
 				),
diff --git a/src/components/FAQ.tsx b/src/components/FAQ.tsx
index aa891ab3..009137fd 100644
--- a/src/components/FAQ.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FAQ.tsx
@@ -170,9 +170,40 @@ const AccordionItem: React.FC<AccordionItemProps> = ({
 	);
 };
 
+function playRobotSound() {
+	try {
+		const ctx = new (window.AudioContext || (window as any).webkitAudioContext)();
+		const playBeep = (frequency: number, startTime: number, duration: number) => {
+			const osc = ctx.createOscillator();
+			const gain = ctx.createGain();
+			osc.connect(gain);
+			gain.connect(ctx.destination);
+			osc.type = "square";
+			osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(frequency, startTime);
+			osc.frequency.setValueAtTime(frequency * 0.5, startTime + duration * 0.6);
+			gain.gain.setValueAtTime(0.12, startTime);
+			gain.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(0.01, startTime + duration);
+			osc.start(startTime);
+			osc.stop(startTime + duration);
+		};
+		playBeep(440, 0, 0.08);
+		playBeep(330, 0.12, 0.1);
+		playBeep(550, 0.26, 0.12);
+	} catch {
+		// ignore if audio not supported or blocked
+	}
+}
+
 const FAQ: React.FC = () => {
 	const [openItems, setOpenItems] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
 	const [fishClicked, setFishClicked] = useState(false);
+	const [robotDance, setRobotDance] = useState(false);
+
+	const handleRobotClick = () => {
+		playRobotSound();
+		setRobotDance(true);
+		setTimeout(() => setRobotDance(false), 800);
+	};
 
 	const toggleItem = (index: number) => {
 		setOpenItems((prev) => {
@@ -228,25 +259,43 @@ const FAQ: React.FC = () => {
 				{/* Left side - Image on desktop, hidden on mobile */}
 				<div className="hidden lg:flex lg:w-1/2 items-center justify-center px-[4vw] pb-[8vw]">
 					<motion.div
-						className="relative"
+						className="relative cursor-pointer select-none"
 						style={{
 							width: "clamp(200px, 50vw, 800px)",
 							height: "clamp(200px, 50vw, 800px)",
 						}}
 						initial={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1, rotate: 0 }}
-						animate={{ scale: [0.9, 1, 0.9], opacity: [0.8, 1, 0.8] }}
-						transition={{
-							duration: 6,
-							repeat: Infinity,
-							ease: "easeInOut",
-							delay: 0.2,
-						}}
+						animate={
+							robotDance
+								? {
+										scale: [1, 1.15, 0.95, 1],
+										rotate: [0, -12, 12, -8, 8, 0],
+										transition: {
+											duration: 0.8,
+											ease: "easeOut",
+										},
+									}
+								: {
+										scale: [0.9, 1, 0.9],
+										opacity: [0.8, 1, 0.8],
+										rotate: 0,
+										transition: {
+											duration: 6,
+											repeat: Infinity,
+											ease: "easeInOut",
+											delay: 0.2,
+										},
+									}
+						}
+						onClick={handleRobotClick}
+						title="Click me!"
 					>
 						<Image
 							src="/sp26/robot.png"
 							alt="FAQ Illustration"
 							fill
-							className="object-contain"
+							className="object-contain pointer-events-none"
+							draggable={false}
 						/>
 					</motion.div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/src/components/Sponsors/index.tsx b/src/components/Sponsors/index.tsx
index 655eda7a..39280fb9 100644
--- a/src/components/Sponsors/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Sponsors/index.tsx
@@ -169,13 +169,16 @@ const SponsorTier: React.FC<SponsorTierProps> = ({
 const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 	const { data: sponsors, isLoading, error } = useAllSponsors();
 
-	// Group sponsors by tier level
+	// Group sponsors by tier level, filtering out partners
 	const sponsorsByTier = useMemo(() => {
 		if (!sponsors) return {};
 
 		const grouped: Record<string, SponsorEntity[]> = {};
 
 		sponsors.forEach((sponsor) => {
+			// Skip partners - they'll be displayed separately
+			if (sponsor.sponsorType === "partner") return;
+
 			const level = sponsor.level.toLowerCase();
 			if (!grouped[level]) {
 				grouped[level] = [];
@@ -191,6 +194,14 @@ const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 		return grouped;
 	}, [sponsors]);
 
+	// Get partners separately
+	const partners = useMemo(() => {
+		if (!sponsors) return [];
+		return sponsors
+			.filter((sponsor) => sponsor.sponsorType === "partner")
+			.sort((a, b) => a.order - b.order);
+	}, [sponsors]);
+
 	if (isLoading) {
 		return (
 			<section
@@ -217,10 +228,8 @@ const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 	return (
 		<section
 			id="sponsors"
-			className="relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full px-[4vw] py-[8vw]"
+			className="sponsors-bg relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center w-full px-[4vw] py-[8vw]"
 			style={{
-				backgroundImage: "url('/f25/sponsors_bg.png')",
-				backgroundSize: "cover",
 				borderTop: "2px solid #ff88e9ff",
 				borderBottom: "2px solid #ff88e9ff",
 				boxShadow:
@@ -237,7 +246,6 @@ const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 				transition={{ duration: 0.8, delay: 0.5 }}
 			></motion.div>
 
-			{/* Glowing Decorative Images - f25/1.png */}
 			<motion.div
 				className="absolute z-10"
 				style={{
@@ -313,7 +321,7 @@ const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 			></motion.div>
 
 			{/* Header */}
-			<div className="text-center mb-12 z-10 relative">
+			<div className="text-center mb-12 mt-12 z-10 relative">
 				<motion.div
 					initial={{ opacity: 0, y: -30 }}
 					animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
@@ -335,7 +343,7 @@ const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 			</div>
 
 			{/* Main Content */}
-			<div className="w-full max-w-7xl mx-auto">
+			<div className="w-full max-w-7xl mx-auto mt-12">
 				{/* Sponsor Pyramid */}
 				<div className="space-y-8">
 					{Object.entries(TIER_CONFIG).map(([tierKey, config], index) => {
@@ -351,6 +359,79 @@ const Sponsors: React.FC = () => {
 					})}
 				</div>
 
+				{/* Event Partners Section */}
+				{partners.length > 0 && (
+					<motion.div
+						className="mt-20 pt-12 border-t-2 border-[#ff88e9ff] w-full flex flex-col items-center"
+						initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 30 }}
+						animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+						transition={{ duration: 0.8, delay: 0.5 }}
+					>
+						<motion.h2
+							className="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold text-[#2f234bff] text-center mb-8"
+							style={{
+								fontFamily: "Orbitron, monospace",
+								backgroundColor: "#ffffff",
+								borderRadius: "12px",
+								padding: "0.5rem 1rem",
+							}}
+							initial={{ opacity: 0, y: -20 }}
+							animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+							transition={{ duration: 0.6, delay: 0.6 }}
+						>
+							Event Partners
+						</motion.h2>
+						<div className="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-8 mt-10">
+							{partners.map((partner, index) => {
+								const tierConfig = TIER_CONFIG.partner;
+								const handleClick = () => {
+									if (partner.link) {
+										window.open(partner.link, "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
+									}
+								};
+								return (
+									<motion.div
+										key={partner.id}
+										className={`
+											relative p-6 rounded-2xl border-2 ${tierConfig.borderColor} ${tierConfig.containerBg} 
+											${tierConfig.shadowColor} cursor-pointer transition-all duration-300
+											hover:shadow-xl hover:scale-105 active:scale-95
+										`}
+										onClick={handleClick}
+										initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20, scale: 0.9 }}
+										animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0, scale: 1 }}
+										transition={{
+											duration: 0.6,
+											delay: index * 0.1,
+											type: "spring",
+											stiffness: 100,
+										}}
+										whileHover={{
+											scale: 1.05,
+											transition: { duration: 0.3 },
+										}}
+										whileTap={{ scale: 0.95 }}
+									>
+										<div className="flex items-center justify-center h-full">
+											<div
+												className={`relative ${tierConfig.logoSize} flex items-center justify-center`}
+											>
+												<Image
+													src={partner.darkLogo || partner.lightLogo || ""}
+													alt={partner.name}
+													fill
+													className="object-contain drop-shadow-lg"
+													sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 33vw"
+												/>
+											</div>
+										</div>
+									</motion.div>
+								);
+							})}
+						</div>
+					</motion.div>
+				)}
+
 				{/* Call to Action */}
 				<motion.div
 					className="text-center mt-16"
diff --git a/src/lib/api/sponsor/entity.ts b/src/lib/api/sponsor/entity.ts
index 6c0dfb31..fcc7ff6c 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/sponsor/entity.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/sponsor/entity.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ export interface SponsorEntity {
 	lightLogo?: string;
 	order: number;
 	hackathonId?: string;
+	sponsorType: "sponsor" | "partner";
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/globals.css b/src/styles/globals.css
index b6a9a6d7..6a633dc5 100644
--- a/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@
 	}
 
 	.sponsors-bg {
-		background-image: url("/sp26/computer_backgrounds/sponsors_seventh_page_computer2.png");
+		background-image: url("/sp26/computer_backgrounds/sponsors_seventh_page_computer3.png");
 		background-size: 100% auto;
-		background-position: center;
+		background-position: top center;
 	}
 
 	@media (max-width: 1024px) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b01f8afe..c9e6fef2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2399,21 +2399,21 @@
   dependencies:
     cross-spawn "^7.0.6"
 
-"@posthog/core@1.20.2":
-  version "1.20.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/core/-/core-1.20.2.tgz#1dc2757d1775ca008d596c5629231e75813fb4b9"
-  integrity sha512-aQhrUzOHYr0z/bkwDsJ5hXahdh6oyeWdx2/CHwR6vFG3eK07J69lbuGOj+HGOOxJP1eAdNnsk8J0fj1vqRA9+A==
+"@posthog/core@1.21.0":
+  version "1.21.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/core/-/core-1.21.0.tgz#f907aa9a6f4d0419585cb11eb5a7c4c27f039abb"
+  integrity sha512-0a2JUIX1vhduP2El/6/J8s5AeYAurIoufQGFgMiGnJE5ajd63o9LFocu2vFYYBnIOmy75y4ADNeW8zSl1keEQQ==
   dependencies:
     cross-spawn "^7.0.6"
 
 "@posthog/nextjs-config@^1.0.2":
-  version "1.8.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/nextjs-config/-/nextjs-config-1.8.13.tgz#40668bfa09adb7c71c3adbacdb0a680c0eec5002"
-  integrity sha512-u+UVZlom+a4LV0nio23q4xGHcGTbdOjM712d5vr3im12JmytFfMBbDT0QbF8X2HmuhtrlQq9lWN1fXHVUuRn1A==
+  version "1.8.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/nextjs-config/-/nextjs-config-1.8.14.tgz#c34e07e64c3880e9f23bf124a67d07ffad29c8cc"
+  integrity sha512-RDaKLYXmJuZAFc7NLHvMowXCESe3xaV3KF0LH+9zUvfJ9I4nl9uNX2WMFnfbZf5doK8mWPYVdIRpiXLwgP6e3Q==
   dependencies:
     "@posthog/cli" "~0.5.26"
-    "@posthog/core" "1.20.2"
-    "@posthog/webpack-plugin" "1.2.19"
+    "@posthog/core" "1.21.0"
+    "@posthog/webpack-plugin" "1.2.20"
     semver "^7.7.2"
 
 "@posthog/types@1.342.1":
@@ -2421,13 +2421,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/types/-/types-1.342.1.tgz#a4d5f7b44539641e910f36818fd4b6aa41022a2f"
   integrity sha512-bcyBdO88FWTkd5AVTa4Nu8T7RfY0WJrG7WMCXum/rcvNjYhS3DmOfKf8o/Bt56vA3J3yeU0vbgrmltYVoTAfaA==
 
-"@posthog/webpack-plugin@1.2.19":
-  version "1.2.19"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/webpack-plugin/-/webpack-plugin-1.2.19.tgz#8111246ec16b24bebd03a09447ef181b8d2ce1bf"
-  integrity sha512-0oy+mkuferiL5hO5tOwgoGlFb5zZO5UqUhDd9a1C16+P9MShQuItwgaMdgGJ+7G15Hq+gzLAmErz6Ffp6qJCgQ==
+"@posthog/webpack-plugin@1.2.20":
+  version "1.2.20"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@posthog/webpack-plugin/-/webpack-plugin-1.2.20.tgz#a6355a38a136248b82478d2a9175f7566fca412a"
+  integrity sha512-rqyCFBzCwMne2YdjbSJEijb0f/wU5QKIX53ObgxdazfQlVroflb+qwevIKkkU1lUg5e4S6zYvVNNwrpe0Zoomw==
   dependencies:
     "@posthog/cli" "~0.5.26"
-    "@posthog/core" "1.20.2"
+    "@posthog/core" "1.21.0"
 
 "@protobufjs/aspromise@^1.1.1", "@protobufjs/aspromise@^1.1.2":
   version "1.1.2"