diff --git a/apps/live/src/app/lib/Components/FilterButton.tsx b/apps/live/src/app/lib/Components/FilterButton.tsx
index 02af5346..9c406b35 100644
--- a/apps/live/src/app/lib/Components/FilterButton.tsx
+++ b/apps/live/src/app/lib/Components/FilterButton.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface ButtonProps {
 
 const bgColorMap: Record<string, string> = {
   canopyGreenLight: "bg-canopyGreenLight",
-  canopyGreen:"bg-canopyGreen",
+  canopyGreen: "bg-canopyGreen",
   mossGreen: "bg-mossGreen",
   mossGreenDark: "bg-mossGreenDark",
   firecrackerRedLight: "bg-firecrackerRedLight",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const textColorMap: Record<string, string> = {
 
 const borderColorMap: Record<string, string> = {
   canopyGreenLight: "border-canopyGreenLight",
-  canopyGreen:"bg-canopyGreen",
+  canopyGreen: "bg-canopyGreen",
   mossGreen: "border-mossGreen",
   mossGreenDark: "border-mossGreenDark",
   firecrackerRed: "border-firecrackerRed",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const hoverTextColorMap: Record<string, string> = {
 const hoverBorderColorMap: Record<string, string> = {
   white: "hover:border-white",
   canopyGreenLight: "hover:border-canopyGreenLight",
-  canopyGreen:"bg-canopyGreen",
+  canopyGreen: "bg-canopyGreen",
   mossGreen: "hover:border-mossGreen",
   mossGreenDark: "hover:border-mossGreenDark",
   firecrackerRed: "hover:border-firecrackerRed",
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const FilterButton: React.FC<ButtonProps> = ({
     ? hoverBorderColorMap[hoverBorderColor]
     : "hover:border-white";
 
-    const baseStyle = `font-NeulisNeue-Bold flex items-center justify-center gap-1 rounded-lg w-auto h-auto py-1 whitespace-nowrap border border-solid transition-transform duration-200 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:border-[1.5px] active:brightness-90
+  const baseStyle = `font-NeulisNeue-Bold flex items-center justify-center gap-1 rounded-lg w-auto h-auto py-1 whitespace-nowrap border border-solid transition-transform duration-200 ease-in-out hover:scale-105 hover:border-[1.5px] active:brightness-90
     ${bgClass}
     ${textClass}
     ${borderClass}
@@ -92,13 +92,12 @@ const FilterButton: React.FC<ButtonProps> = ({
     ${hoverBorderClass}
     ${text ? "px-4" : "px-2"}
     `;
- 
+
   return (
-    <button
-      className={baseStyle} onClick={onClick}>
+    <button className={baseStyle} onClick={onClick}>
       {text}
     </button>
   );
 };
 
-export default FilterButton;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default FilterButton;
diff --git a/apps/main/src/app/lib/Components/NavBar.tsx b/apps/main/src/app/lib/Components/NavBar.tsx
index 94fa6208..b2be37c4 100644
--- a/apps/main/src/app/lib/Components/NavBar.tsx
+++ b/apps/main/src/app/lib/Components/NavBar.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import React from "react";
 import NavBarBase from "@repo/ui/NavBarBase";
 
 const NavBar = () => {
+  const handleApplyClick = () => {
+    alert(
+      "Applications for HackBeanpot 2026 are closed! Please follow us on Instagram @HackBeanpot for more updates.",
+    );
+  };
+
   return (
     <NavBarBase
       links={[
@@ -16,9 +22,9 @@ const NavBar = () => {
         { pageName: "Sponsor Us", link: "/sponsor-us" },
         {
           pageName: "Apply",
-          link: "https://apply.hackbeanpot.com/",
-          useExternalLink: true,
+          link: "#",
           buttonColor: "firecrackerRedLight",
+          onClick: handleApplyClick,
         },
       ]}
     />
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/NavBar/NavBarBase.tsx b/packages/ui/src/NavBar/NavBarBase.tsx
index a586289c..5cb60a36 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/NavBar/NavBarBase.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/NavBar/NavBarBase.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type LinkProps = {
   link: string;
   buttonColor?: string;
   useExternalLink?: boolean;
+  onClick?: () => void;
 };
 
 export type NavBarProps = {
@@ -29,6 +30,19 @@ const LinkedButton = ({
   useExternalLink: boolean;
   linkInfo: LinkProps;
 }) => {
+  if (linkInfo.onClick) {
+    return (
+      <Button
+        textColor="white"
+        text={linkInfo.pageName}
+        color={linkInfo.buttonColor}
+        size="medium"
+        className="w-fit"
+        onClick={linkInfo.onClick}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
   return useExternalLink ? (
     <Button
       textColor="white"