diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index edf8229..7a22fe8 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ model User {
   country        String?     // User's home country (for mentor matching)
   metadataJson  Json?        @db.JsonB
 
-  // Profile image
+  // Profile
+  bio                  String?    // User bio for matching with project descriptions
   profileImageKey      String?    // Storage key (e.g., "avatars/user123/1234567890.jpg")
   profileImageProvider String?    // Storage provider used: 's3' or 'local'
 
diff --git a/src/app/(auth)/onboarding/page.tsx b/src/app/(auth)/onboarding/page.tsx
index d25ba25..4678a86 100644
--- a/src/app/(auth)/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(auth)/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import { ExpertiseSelect } from '@/components/shared/expertise-select'
 import { AvatarUpload } from '@/components/shared/avatar-upload'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
 import {
   User,
   Phone,
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ import {
   ArrowLeft,
   Camera,
   Globe,
+  FileText,
 } from 'lucide-react'
 
-type Step = 'name' | 'photo' | 'country' | 'phone' | 'tags' | 'preferences' | 'complete'
+type Step = 'name' | 'photo' | 'country' | 'bio' | 'phone' | 'tags' | 'preferences' | 'complete'
 
 export default function OnboardingPage() {
   const router = useRouter()
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
   // Form state
   const [name, setName] = useState('')
   const [country, setCountry] = useState('')
+  const [bio, setBio] = useState('')
   const [phoneNumber, setPhoneNumber] = useState('')
   const [expertiseTags, setExpertiseTags] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [lockedTags, setLockedTags] = useState<string[]>([])
@@ -70,6 +73,10 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
       if (userData.country) {
         setCountry(userData.country)
       }
+      // Pre-fill bio if available
+      if (userData.bio) {
+        setBio(userData.bio)
+      }
       // Pre-fill phone if available
       if (userData.phoneNumber) {
         setPhoneNumber(userData.phoneNumber)
@@ -96,10 +103,10 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
   // Dynamic steps based on WhatsApp availability
   const steps: Step[] = useMemo(() => {
     if (whatsappEnabled) {
-      return ['name', 'photo', 'country', 'phone', 'tags', 'preferences', 'complete']
+      return ['name', 'photo', 'country', 'bio', 'phone', 'tags', 'preferences', 'complete']
     }
     // Skip phone step if WhatsApp is disabled
-    return ['name', 'photo', 'country', 'tags', 'preferences', 'complete']
+    return ['name', 'photo', 'country', 'bio', 'tags', 'preferences', 'complete']
   }, [whatsappEnabled])
 
   const currentIndex = steps.indexOf(step)
@@ -128,6 +135,7 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
       await completeOnboarding.mutateAsync({
         name,
         country: country || undefined,
+        bio: bio || undefined,
         phoneNumber: phoneNumber || undefined,
         expertiseTags,
         notificationPreference,
@@ -302,7 +310,49 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
           </>
         )}
 
-        {/* Step 4: Phone (only if WhatsApp enabled) */}
+        {/* Step 4: Bio */}
+        {step === 'bio' && (
+          <>
+            <CardHeader>
+              <CardTitle className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <FileText className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" />
+                About You
+              </CardTitle>
+              <CardDescription>
+                Tell us a bit about yourself and your expertise. This helps us match you with relevant projects. (Optional)
+              </CardDescription>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+              <div className="space-y-2">
+                <Label htmlFor="bio">Bio</Label>
+                <Textarea
+                  id="bio"
+                  value={bio}
+                  onChange={(e) => setBio(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="e.g., Marine biologist with 10 years experience in coral reef conservation and ocean acidification research..."
+                  rows={4}
+                  maxLength={500}
+                />
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-right">
+                  {bio.length}/500 characters
+                </p>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="flex gap-2">
+                <Button variant="outline" onClick={goBack} className="flex-1">
+                  <ArrowLeft className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                  Back
+                </Button>
+                <Button onClick={goNext} className="flex-1">
+                  {bio ? 'Continue' : 'Skip for now'}
+                  <ArrowRight className="ml-2 h-4 w-4" />
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </CardContent>
+          </>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Step 5: Phone (only if WhatsApp enabled) */}
         {step === 'phone' && whatsappEnabled && (
           <>
             <CardHeader>
@@ -343,7 +393,7 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
           </>
         )}
 
-        {/* Step 5: Tags */}
+        {/* Step 6: Tags */}
         {step === 'tags' && (
           <>
             <CardHeader>
@@ -377,7 +427,7 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
           </>
         )}
 
-        {/* Step 6: Preferences */}
+        {/* Step 7: Preferences */}
         {step === 'preferences' && (
           <>
             <CardHeader>
@@ -434,6 +484,12 @@ export default function OnboardingPage() {
                       <span className="text-muted-foreground">Country:</span> {country}
                     </p>
                   )}
+                  {bio && (
+                    <p>
+                      <span className="text-muted-foreground">Bio:</span>{' '}
+                      {bio.length > 50 ? `${bio.substring(0, 50)}...` : bio}
+                    </p>
+                  )}
                   {whatsappEnabled && phoneNumber && (
                     <p>
                       <span className="text-muted-foreground">Phone:</span>{' '}
diff --git a/src/server/routers/analytics.ts b/src/server/routers/analytics.ts
index c4c7cd1..fb481ce 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/analytics.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/analytics.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export const analyticsRouter = router({
     .query(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
       const where = input.roundId
         ? { roundId: input.roundId }
-        : { programId: input.programId }
+        : { round: { programId: input.programId } }
 
       const distribution = await ctx.prisma.project.groupBy({
         by: ['country'],
diff --git a/src/server/routers/user.ts b/src/server/routers/user.ts
index ff5a022..e3f0da4 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/user.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/user.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const userRouter = router({
         metadataJson: true,
         phoneNumber: true,
         country: true,
+        bio: true,
         notificationPreference: true,
         profileImageKey: true,
         createdAt: true,
@@ -789,6 +790,7 @@ export const userRouter = router({
         name: z.string().min(1).max(255),
         phoneNumber: z.string().optional(),
         country: z.string().optional(),
+        bio: z.string().max(500).optional(),
         expertiseTags: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
         notificationPreference: z.enum(['EMAIL', 'WHATSAPP', 'BOTH', 'NONE']).optional(),
       })
@@ -811,6 +813,7 @@ export const userRouter = router({
           name: input.name,
           phoneNumber: input.phoneNumber,
           country: input.country,
+          bio: input.bio,
           expertiseTags: mergedTags,
           notificationPreference: input.notificationPreference || 'EMAIL',
           onboardingCompletedAt: new Date(),
diff --git a/src/server/services/smart-assignment.ts b/src/server/services/smart-assignment.ts
index a175393..914d901 100644
--- a/src/server/services/smart-assignment.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/smart-assignment.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
  *
  * Calculates scores for jury/mentor-project matching based on:
  * - Tag overlap (expertise match)
+ * - Bio/description match (text similarity)
  * - Workload balance
  * - Country match (mentors only)
  *
  * Score Breakdown (100 points max):
- * - Tag overlap: 0-50 points (weighted by confidence)
+ * - Tag overlap: 0-40 points (weighted by confidence)
+ * - Bio match: 0-15 points (if bio exists)
  * - Workload balance: 0-25 points
  * - Country match: 0-15 points (mentors only)
- * - Reserved: 0-10 points (future AI boost)
+ * - Reserved: 0-5 points (future AI boost)
  */
 
 import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma'
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ import { prisma } from '@/lib/prisma'
 
 export interface ScoreBreakdown {
   tagOverlap: number
+  bioMatch: number
   workloadBalance: number
   countryMatch: number
   aiBoost: number
@@ -44,13 +47,93 @@ export interface ProjectTagData {
 
 // ─── Constants ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-const MAX_TAG_OVERLAP_SCORE = 50
+const MAX_TAG_OVERLAP_SCORE = 40
+const MAX_BIO_MATCH_SCORE = 15
 const MAX_WORKLOAD_SCORE = 25
 const MAX_COUNTRY_SCORE = 15
-const POINTS_PER_TAG_MATCH = 10
+const POINTS_PER_TAG_MATCH = 8
+
+// Common words to exclude from bio matching
+const STOP_WORDS = new Set([
+  'the', 'a', 'an', 'and', 'or', 'but', 'in', 'on', 'at', 'to', 'for', 'of', 'with',
+  'by', 'from', 'as', 'is', 'was', 'are', 'were', 'been', 'be', 'have', 'has', 'had',
+  'do', 'does', 'did', 'will', 'would', 'could', 'should', 'may', 'might', 'must',
+  'that', 'which', 'who', 'whom', 'this', 'these', 'those', 'it', 'its', 'i', 'we',
+  'you', 'he', 'she', 'they', 'them', 'their', 'our', 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her',
+  'am', 'about', 'into', 'through', 'during', 'before', 'after', 'above', 'below',
+  'between', 'under', 'again', 'further', 'then', 'once', 'here', 'there', 'when',
+  'where', 'why', 'how', 'all', 'each', 'few', 'more', 'most', 'other', 'some',
+  'such', 'no', 'not', 'only', 'own', 'same', 'so', 'than', 'too', 'very', 'can',
+  'just', 'being', 'over', 'both', 'up', 'down', 'out', 'also', 'new', 'any',
+])
 
 // ─── Scoring Functions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/**
+ * Extract meaningful keywords from text
+ */
+function extractKeywords(text: string | null | undefined): Set<string> {
+  if (!text) return new Set()
+
+  // Tokenize, lowercase, and filter
+  const words = text
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^\w\s]/g, ' ') // Remove punctuation
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .filter((word) => word.length >= 3 && !STOP_WORDS.has(word))
+
+  return new Set(words)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calculate bio match score between user bio and project description
+ * Only applies if user has a bio
+ */
+export function calculateBioMatchScore(
+  userBio: string | null | undefined,
+  projectDescription: string | null | undefined
+): { score: number; matchingKeywords: string[] } {
+  // If no bio, return 0 (not penalized, just no bonus)
+  if (!userBio || userBio.trim().length === 0) {
+    return { score: 0, matchingKeywords: [] }
+  }
+
+  // If no project description, can't match
+  if (!projectDescription || projectDescription.trim().length === 0) {
+    return { score: 0, matchingKeywords: [] }
+  }
+
+  const bioKeywords = extractKeywords(userBio)
+  const projectKeywords = extractKeywords(projectDescription)
+
+  if (bioKeywords.size === 0 || projectKeywords.size === 0) {
+    return { score: 0, matchingKeywords: [] }
+  }
+
+  // Find matching keywords
+  const matchingKeywords: string[] = []
+  for (const keyword of bioKeywords) {
+    if (projectKeywords.has(keyword)) {
+      matchingKeywords.push(keyword)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (matchingKeywords.length === 0) {
+    return { score: 0, matchingKeywords: [] }
+  }
+
+  // Calculate score based on match ratio
+  // Use Jaccard-like similarity: matches / (bio keywords + project keywords - matches)
+  const unionSize = bioKeywords.size + projectKeywords.size - matchingKeywords.length
+  const similarity = matchingKeywords.length / unionSize
+
+  // Scale to max score (15 points)
+  // A good match (20%+ overlap) should get near max
+  const score = Math.min(MAX_BIO_MATCH_SCORE, Math.round(similarity * 100))
+
+  return { score, matchingKeywords }
+}
+
 /**
  * Calculate tag overlap score between user expertise and project tags
  */
@@ -141,13 +224,19 @@ export async function getSmartSuggestions(options: {
 }): Promise<AssignmentScore[]> {
   const { roundId, type, limit = 50, aiMaxPerJudge = 20 } = options
 
-  // Get projects in round with their tags
+  // Get projects in round with their tags and description
   const projects = await prisma.project.findMany({
     where: {
       roundId,
       status: { not: 'REJECTED' },
     },
-    include: {
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      title: true,
+      teamName: true,
+      description: true,
+      country: true,
+      status: true,
       projectTags: {
         include: { tag: true },
       },
@@ -158,14 +247,21 @@ export async function getSmartSuggestions(options: {
     return []
   }
 
-  // Get users of the appropriate role
+  // Get users of the appropriate role with bio for matching
   const role = type === 'jury' ? 'JURY_MEMBER' : 'MENTOR'
   const users = await prisma.user.findMany({
     where: {
       role,
       status: 'ACTIVE',
     },
-    include: {
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      name: true,
+      email: true,
+      bio: true,
+      expertiseTags: true,
+      maxAssignments: true,
+      country: true,
       _count: {
         select: {
           assignments: {
@@ -222,6 +318,12 @@ export async function getSmartSuggestions(options: {
         projectTags
       )
 
+      // Bio match (only if user has a bio)
+      const { score: bioScore, matchingKeywords } = calculateBioMatchScore(
+        user.bio,
+        project.description
+      )
+
       const workloadScore = calculateWorkloadScore(
         currentCount,
         targetPerUser,
@@ -231,19 +333,19 @@ export async function getSmartSuggestions(options: {
       // Country match only for mentors
       const countryScore =
         type === 'mentor'
-          ? calculateCountryMatchScore(
-              (user as any).country, // User might have country field
-              project.country
-            )
+          ? calculateCountryMatchScore(user.country, project.country)
           : 0
 
-      const totalScore = tagScore + workloadScore + countryScore
+      const totalScore = tagScore + bioScore + workloadScore + countryScore
 
       // Build reasoning
       const reasoning: string[] = []
       if (matchingTags.length > 0) {
         reasoning.push(`Expertise match: ${matchingTags.length} tag(s)`)
       }
+      if (bioScore > 0) {
+        reasoning.push(`Bio match: ${matchingKeywords.length} keyword(s)`)
+      }
       if (workloadScore === MAX_WORKLOAD_SCORE) {
         reasoning.push('Available capacity')
       } else if (workloadScore > 0) {
@@ -262,6 +364,7 @@ export async function getSmartSuggestions(options: {
         score: totalScore,
         breakdown: {
           tagOverlap: tagScore,
+          bioMatch: bioScore,
           workloadBalance: workloadScore,
           countryMatch: countryScore,
           aiBoost: 0,
@@ -297,13 +400,20 @@ export async function getMentorSuggestionsForProject(
     throw new Error(`Project not found: ${projectId}`)
   }
 
-  // Get all active mentors
+  // Get all active mentors with bio for matching
   const mentors = await prisma.user.findMany({
     where: {
       role: 'MENTOR',
       status: 'ACTIVE',
     },
-    include: {
+    select: {
+      id: true,
+      name: true,
+      email: true,
+      bio: true,
+      expertiseTags: true,
+      maxAssignments: true,
+      country: true,
       _count: {
         select: { mentorAssignments: true },
       },
@@ -335,6 +445,12 @@ export async function getMentorSuggestionsForProject(
       projectTags
     )
 
+    // Bio match (only if mentor has a bio)
+    const { score: bioScore, matchingKeywords } = calculateBioMatchScore(
+      mentor.bio,
+      project.description
+    )
+
     const workloadScore = calculateWorkloadScore(
       mentor._count.mentorAssignments,
       targetPerMentor,
@@ -342,16 +458,19 @@ export async function getMentorSuggestionsForProject(
     )
 
     const countryScore = calculateCountryMatchScore(
-      (mentor as any).country,
+      mentor.country,
       project.country
     )
 
-    const totalScore = tagScore + workloadScore + countryScore
+    const totalScore = tagScore + bioScore + workloadScore + countryScore
 
     const reasoning: string[] = []
     if (matchingTags.length > 0) {
       reasoning.push(`${matchingTags.length} matching expertise tag(s)`)
     }
+    if (bioScore > 0) {
+      reasoning.push(`Bio match: ${matchingKeywords.length} keyword(s)`)
+    }
     if (countryScore > 0) {
       reasoning.push('Same country of origin')
     }
@@ -368,6 +487,7 @@ export async function getMentorSuggestionsForProject(
       score: totalScore,
       breakdown: {
         tagOverlap: tagScore,
+        bioMatch: bioScore,
         workloadBalance: workloadScore,
         countryMatch: countryScore,
         aiBoost: 0,