diff --git a/src/app/static/stylesheet.css b/src/app/static/stylesheet.css
index 4d3c9c0..730db51 100644
--- a/src/app/static/stylesheet.css
+++ b/src/app/static/stylesheet.css
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ nav ul {
     background-color: lightskyblue;
 }
 
-#apply {
+#apply_button {
     border: 1px solid gray;
     padding: 5px;
     background-color: lightslategray;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ nav ul {
     margin-bottom: 5px;
 }
 
-#apply:hover {
+#apply_button:hover {
     background-color: lightskyblue;
 }
 
@@ -121,3 +121,16 @@ div {
 form {
     margin: auto;
 }
+
+.applicant{
+    border: 1px solid gray;
+    padding: 5px;
+}
+
+#project_buttons div {
+    margin-left: 180px;
+}
+
+button {
+    margin: 5px;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/templates/apply.html b/src/app/templates/apply.html
index 4a0c642..0bc9776 100644
--- a/src/app/templates/apply.html
+++ b/src/app/templates/apply.html
@@ -14,21 +14,22 @@ $def with (nav, apply_form, get_apply_permission_form, project, applicants, perm
     <h1>Apply for this project</h1>
 
     $if project[5] == "open" and session.userid != project[2]:
-        <h2>Title: $project[3]</h2>
-        <p>Description: $project[4]</p>
-        <p>Status: $project[5]</p>
-        
+        <div id="project_meta">
+            <h2>Title: $project[3]</h2>
+            <p>Description: $project[4]</p>
+            <p>Status: $project[5]</p>
+        </div>
         
         <form method="POST">
             <h4>Add Users</h4>
             $:apply_form.render()
-            <p>Users to apply:</p>
+            <h4>Users to apply:</h4>
 
             $for i in range(0, len(applicants)):
-                <div>
+                <div class="applicant">
+                    User: $applicants[i][1]
                     $ apply_permissions_form = get_apply_permissions_form(i, permissions[i][0], permissions[i][1], permissions[i][2], applicants[i])
-                    $applicants[i][1]
-                    $:apply_permissions_form.render()
+                    $:apply_permissions_form.render()    
                 </div>
         </form> 
             
diff --git a/src/app/templates/new_project.html b/src/app/templates/new_project.html
index 70a72ae..244d094 100644
--- a/src/app/templates/new_project.html
+++ b/src/app/templates/new_project.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $def with (nav, project_form, project_buttons, messasge)
             $:project_form.render()
         </div>
 
-        <div>
+        <div id="project_buttons">
             <div>
                 $:project_buttons.add_task.render()
                 $:project_buttons.remove_task.render()
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ $def with (nav, project_form, project_buttons, messasge)
                 $:project_buttons.add_user.render()
                 $:project_buttons.remove_user.render()
             </div>
+            <div>
+                $:project_buttons.create_project.render()
+            </div>
         </div>
-        $:project_buttons.create_project.render()
     </form>
 
     <p>$messasge</p>
diff --git a/src/app/templates/project.html b/src/app/templates/project.html
index f90c736..0075c11 100644
--- a/src/app/templates/project.html
+++ b/src/app/templates/project.html
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ $def with (nav, project_form, project, tasks, permissions, categories)
     
     $:nav
 
-    $if len(project) and permissions[0]:
+    $if len(project) and (permissions[0] or project[5] == "open") and session.username:
         <h1>Project: $project[3]</h1>
 
-        $if project[5] == "open" and session.userid != project[2]:
-            <div id="apply" onclick="location.href='/apply?projectid=$project[0]'" name="Apply" description="apply">Apply for this project</div>
+        $if session.userid != project[2] and project[5] == "open":
+            <div id="apply_button" onclick="location.href='/apply?projectid=$project[0]'" name="Apply" description="apply">Apply for this project</div>
 
         <div id="project_meta">
             <p>Status: $project[5]</p>
diff --git a/src/app/views/apply.py b/src/app/views/apply.py
index 464d2bd..94c9bd4 100644
--- a/src/app/views/apply.py
+++ b/src/app/views/apply.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import web
 import models.project
 from models.login import get_user_name_by_id
 from views.utils import get_nav_bar, get_element_count
-from views.forms import get_apply_form, get_user_dropdown, get_apply_permissions_form
+from views.forms import get_apply_form, get_apply_permissions_form
 
 # Get html templates
 render = web.template.render('templates/')
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class Apply:
             tasks = [[]]
 
         # Assemble form and set the user in context as an applicant with all permissions
-        user_dropdown = get_user_dropdown()
-        apply_form = get_apply_form(user_dropdown)
+        apply_form = get_apply_form()
         apply_permissions_form = get_apply_permissions_form()
         applicants = [[session.userid, session.username]]
         permissions = [["TRUE", "TRUE", "TRUE"]]
@@ -45,8 +44,7 @@ class Apply:
 
         # Assemble form
         applicants = [session.username]
-        user_dropdown = get_user_dropdown()
-        apply_form = get_apply_form(user_dropdown)
+        apply_form = get_apply_form()
         apply_permission_form = get_apply_permissions_form()
         
         # Prepare globals
diff --git a/src/app/views/forms.py b/src/app/views/forms.py
index ded25c9..d99f5cb 100644
--- a/src/app/views/forms.py
+++ b/src/app/views/forms.py
@@ -99,23 +99,14 @@ project_buttons =  form.Form(
     form.Button("create_project", type="submit", description="Create Project", value="create_project", html="Create Project")
 )
 
-def get_apply_form(elements):
-    try:
-        apply_form = form.Form(*elements,
-            form.Button("add_user", type="submit", description="Add User", value="add_user", html="Add User"),
-            form.Button("apply", type="submit", description="Apply", value="apply", html="apply")
-        )
-    # Exception will occur if the form only contains one element
-    except TypeError as e:
-        apply_form = form.Form(elements,
-            form.Button("add_user", type="submit", description="Add User", value="add_user", html="Add User"),
-            form.Button("apply", type="submit", description="Apply", value="apply", html="Apply")
-        )
-    return apply_form
-
-def get_user_dropdown():
+def get_apply_form():
     users = get_users()
-    return form.Dropdown("user_to_add", description="User", args=users)
+    apply_form = form.Form(
+        form.Dropdown("user_to_add", description="User", args=users),
+        form.Button("add_user", type="submit", description="Add User", value="add_user", html="Add User"),
+        form.Button("apply", type="submit", description="Apply", value="apply", html="Apply")
+    )
+    return apply_form
 
 def get_apply_permissions_form(identifier=0, read_permission="TRUE", write_permission="FALSE", modify_permission="FALSE", userid=None):
     user_permissions = form.Form(