diff --git a/components/community/InstitutionsGrid.tsx b/components/community/InstitutionsGrid.tsx
index c37fe32..794cd09 100644
--- a/components/community/InstitutionsGrid.tsx
+++ b/components/community/InstitutionsGrid.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import '@/app/i18n'
-import { getInstitutions, getFunderLogos } from '@/lib/institutions'
+import { getInstitutions, getFunderLogos, getInstitutionRole } from '@/lib/institutions'
 
 export function InstitutionsGrid() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation('about')
+  const { t, i18n } = useTranslation('about')
+  const lang = i18n.language || 'en'
   const institutions = [
-    ...getInstitutions(),
+    ...getInstitutions().map((inst) => ({
+      ...inst,
+      role: getInstitutionRole(inst, lang),
+    })),
     ...getFunderLogos().map((f) => ({
       id: f.id,
       name: f.name,
diff --git a/components/community/routes/AboutRoute.tsx b/components/community/routes/AboutRoute.tsx
index f4181f2..650bd78 100644
--- a/components/community/routes/AboutRoute.tsx
+++ b/components/community/routes/AboutRoute.tsx
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ import '@/app/i18n'
 export function AboutRoute() {
   const { t, i18n } = useTranslation('about')
   const th = (key: string, options?: Record<string, string>) => ({ __html: t(key, options) })
-  const lang = i18n.language?.startsWith('es')
-    ? 'es'
-    : i18n.language?.startsWith('pt')
-      ? 'pt'
-      : 'en'
-  const acknowledgment = getAcknowledgmentsText(lang)
+  const acknowledgment = getAcknowledgmentsText(i18n.language)
 
   const [version, setVersion] = useState('0.9.6')
 
diff --git a/lib/institutions-data.json b/lib/institutions-data.json
index a3e544c..f97bd0a 100644
--- a/lib/institutions-data.json
+++ b/lib/institutions-data.json
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
       "id": "uchile",
       "name": "University of Chile",
       "fullName": "Universidad de Chile",
-      "role": "Leading Institution",
+      "role": {
+        "en": "Leading Institution",
+        "es": "Institución Líder",
+        "pt": "Instituição Líder",
+        "de": "Federführende Institution",
+        "zh": "牵头机构"
+      },
       "url": "https://uchile.cl/",
       "logo": "institutions/dcc-logo.png",
       "small": true
@@ -14,7 +20,13 @@
       "id": "fcfm",
       "name": "Fcfm",
       "fullName": "Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas Universidad de Chile",
-      "role": "Leading Institution",
+      "role": {
+        "en": "Leading Institution",
+        "es": "Institución Líder",
+        "pt": "Instituição Líder",
+        "de": "Federführende Institution",
+        "zh": "牵头机构"
+      },
       "url": "https://www.fcfm.uchile.cl/",
       "logo": "institutions/fcfm-logo.png"
     },
@@ -22,7 +34,13 @@
       "id": "cenia",
       "name": "CENIA",
       "fullName": "National Center for Artificial Intelligence",
-      "role": "Associated Institution",
+      "role": {
+        "en": "Associated Institution",
+        "es": "Institución Asociada",
+        "pt": "Instituição Associada",
+        "de": "Assoziierte Institution",
+        "zh": "联合机构"
+      },
       "url": "https://www.cenia.cl/",
       "logo": "institutions/cenia-logo.png"
     },
@@ -30,7 +48,13 @@
       "id": "imfd",
       "name": "IMFD",
       "fullName": "Millennium Institute for Foundational Data Research",
-      "role": "Collaborator",
+      "role": {
+        "en": "Collaborator",
+        "es": "Colaborador",
+        "pt": "Colaborador",
+        "de": "Mitwirkender",
+        "zh": "合作者"
+      },
       "url": "https://imfd.cl/en/",
       "logo": "institutions/imfd-logo.png"
     },
@@ -38,7 +62,13 @@
       "id": "unholster",
       "name": "Unholster",
       "fullName": "Unholster",
-      "role": "Industry Partner",
+      "role": {
+        "en": "Industry Partner",
+        "es": "Socio Industrial",
+        "pt": "Parceiro Industrial",
+        "de": "Industriepartner",
+        "zh": "行业合作伙伴"
+      },
       "url": "https://unholster.com/",
       "logo": "institutions/unholster-logo.png"
     }
@@ -47,7 +77,9 @@
     "text": {
       "en": "Supported by ANID through Fondef IDEA ID25I10330, Fondef VIU23P 0110, and grants supporting the centers CENIA (FB210017) and IMFD (ICN17_002). Developed by students of DCC UChile and UTFSM.",
       "es": "Financiado por ANID a través de Fondef IDEA ID25I10330, Fondef VIU23P 0110 y los fondos que apoyan a los centros CENIA (FB210017) e IMFD (ICN17_002). Desarrollado por estudiantes del DCC UChile y la UTFSM.",
-      "pt": "Financiado pela ANID por meio do Fondef IDEA ID25I10330, do Fondef VIU23P 0110 e dos fundos que apoiam os centros CENIA (FB210017) e IMFD (ICN17_002). Desenvolvido por estudantes do DCC UChile e da UTFSM."
+      "pt": "Financiado pela ANID por meio do Fondef IDEA ID25I10330, do Fondef VIU23P 0110 e dos fundos que apoiam os centros CENIA (FB210017) e IMFD (ICN17_002). Desenvolvido por estudantes do DCC UChile e da UTFSM.",
+      "de": "Unterstützt von ANID durch Fondef IDEA ID25I10330, Fondef VIU23P 0110 sowie durch Fördermittel für die Zentren CENIA (FB210017) und IMFD (ICN17_002). Entwickelt von Studierenden der DCC UChile und der UTFSM.",
+      "zh": "由 ANID 通过 Fondef IDEA ID25I10330、Fondef VIU23P 0110 项目，以及支持 CENIA（FB210017）和 IMFD（ICN17_002）中心的资助提供支持。由 DCC UChile 和 UTFSM 的学生开发。"
     },
     "grants": [
       "ID25I10330",
diff --git a/lib/institutions.ts b/lib/institutions.ts
index 1ea4f51..32bbe48 100644
--- a/lib/institutions.ts
+++ b/lib/institutions.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 import institutionsData from './institutions-data.json' assert { type: 'json' };
 
+// Languages published today in institutions.json. If the site adds support for
+// a locale not listed here, resolveLocalized() falls back to English rather
+// than breaking — but the source JSON should be updated to add it properly.
+export type SupportedLang = 'en' | 'es' | 'pt' | 'de' | 'zh';
+
+export type LocalizedText = Partial<Record<SupportedLang, string>> & { en: string };
+
 export type Institution = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   fullName?: string;
-  role: string;
+  role: LocalizedText;
   url: string;
   logo: string;
   small?: boolean;
@@ -21,28 +28,28 @@ export type FunderLogo = {
 export type Institutions = {
   institutions: Institution[];
   acknowledgments: {
-    text: {
-      en: string;
-      es: string;
-      pt?: string;
-    };
+    text: LocalizedText;
     grants?: string[];
     logos?: FunderLogo[];
   };
 };
 
+function resolveLocalized(text: LocalizedText | undefined, lang: string): string {
+  return text?.[lang as SupportedLang] || text?.en || '';
+}
+
 export function getInstitutions(): Institution[] {
   const data = institutionsData as Institutions;
   return data.institutions || [];
 }
 
-export function getAcknowledgmentsText(lang: 'en' | 'es' | 'pt' = 'en'): string {
+export function getInstitutionRole(institution: Institution, lang: string): string {
+  return resolveLocalized(institution.role, lang);
+}
+
+export function getAcknowledgmentsText(lang: string = 'en'): string {
   const data = institutionsData as Institutions;
-  return (
-    data.acknowledgments?.text?.[lang] ||
-    data.acknowledgments?.text?.en ||
-    ''
-  );
+  return resolveLocalized(data.acknowledgments?.text, lang);
 }
 
 export function getFunderLogos(): FunderLogo[] {