diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/BasicInformation/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/BasicInformation/index.tsx
index 6ceebb3e..1b043dcc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/BasicInformation/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/BasicInformation/index.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default function BasicInformation({
           placeholder="Enter Name of the Project"
           {...register('name', {
             required: 'Name of the project is required',
+            setValueAs: (value: string) => value.trim(),
           })}
         />
         <ErrorMessage message={errors?.name?.message as string} />
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export default function BasicInformation({
           placeholder="Description of the Project"
           {...register('description', {
             required: 'Description is Required',
+            setValueAs: (value: string) => value.trim(),
           })}
         />
         <ErrorMessage message={errors?.description?.message as string} />
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/Contributions/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/Contributions/index.tsx
index d941d23f..79d0bd69 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/Contributions/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/CreateProject/FormContents/Contributions/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export default function Conditions({
           placeholder="Enter Instructions for Drone Operators"
           {...register('per_task_instructions', {
             required: 'Instructions are required',
+            setValueAs: (value: string) => value.trim(),
           })}
         />
         <ErrorMessage