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Favorites & Downvotes

Favorites and downvotes are important tools to personalize your funding program matching and continuously improve AI recommendations. By using these features, you help the system learn which funding programs are relevant to you and which are not.

Your Strategic Application Process

Favorites are more than just bookmarks—they are your first step toward a successful funding application:

🎯 Make an Initial Selection

Go through your matching results and mark all programs that seem generally interesting. This way, you build a longlist of potential application targets.

📋 Compare at Your Leisure

In your favorites overview, you can calmly review all marked programs, compare them in detail, and select the best ones for your application.

⚡ Quick Access

Instead of using the search function multiple times, you have all interesting programs centrally available—even if your matching results change in the meantime.

What Are Favorites?

Favorites allow you to mark and centrally manage particularly interesting funding programs. These markings are considered by our AI in the next matching round to suggest similar and relevant programs to you.

Adding Favorites

To add a funding program to your favorites:

  1. In the matching overview: Click the heart icon next to a funding program
  2. In the detail view: Click the "Add to favorites" button
  3. Immediate confirmation: The heart will be filled, and you’ll receive a confirmation

The funding program is automatically added to your favorites list and can be removed at any time.

Managing Favorites

You can find all your favorited funding programs in the favorites overview:

  • Central management: All marked programs in one place
  • Detailed comparison: Analyze and evaluate programs side by side
  • Quick access: Direct link to program details and application documents
  • Easy removal: Favorites can be removed at any time
  • Organized display: Clear list with key information
  • Application planning: Ideal basis for your funding application strategy

💡 Workflow tip: Generously mark all interesting programs during your first pass. In the favorites overview, you can then calmly select the 2-3 best ones for your application.

How Favorites Improve AI Matching

Your favorites are valuable information for AI matching:

  • Preference learning: The AI analyzes the characteristics of your favorited programs
  • Similarity search: Programs with similar features are ranked higher
  • Topic recognition: Recurring funding topics are recognized as relevant
  • Improved recommendations: Future matching results become more accurate

💡 Tip: Mark at least 3-5 programs as favorites so the AI can better understand your preferences.

What Are Downvotes?

Downvotes allow you to mark funding programs as "not relevant." These programs are hidden from your future search results, and the information is sent as negative feedback to the AI.

Giving Downvotes

To mark a funding program as not relevant:

  1. Downvote button: Click the thumbs-down icon
  2. Confirmation: A modal explains the consequences
  3. Immediate effect: The program is hidden from your view
  4. AI feedback: The information is saved for future recommendations

Effects of Downvotes

When you mark a program with a downvote:

  • Hiding: The program no longer appears in your search results
  • AI training: The AI learns that similar programs are less relevant
  • Permanent filtering: The program remains hidden permanently
  • Improved matching: Future recommendations become more accurate

⚠️ Important: Downvotes currently cannot be undone. Use them only for programs that are definitely not relevant.

Best Practices for Favorites & Downvotes

Strategic Use of Favorites

  • Collect generously: Mark all potentially interesting programs during your first pass
  • Select later: Use the favorites overview for detailed comparison
  • Consider variety: Favorite programs from different fields and durations
  • Check application readiness: Focus on feasible applications in your favorites list
  • Regular updates: Review your favorites when starting new projects or changing goals
  • Include timing: Programs not immediately relevant can be saved for the future

Sensible Use of Downvotes

  • Clear irrelevance: Use downvotes only for clearly irrelevant programs
  • Use with caution: Remember that downvotes cannot be undone
  • Specific reasons: Programs with the wrong target group or topic
  • Not for timing: Don’t use downvotes for programs that are just not timely

Understanding the Feedback Loop

The interplay of favorites and downvotes creates a continuous feedback loop:

Positive Signals (Favorites)

  • Programs with similar characteristics are prioritized
  • Topics and categories are recognized as relevant
  • Funding types and target groups are prioritized

Negative Signals (Downvotes)

  • Similar programs are ranked lower
  • Undesired topics are avoided
  • The precision of recommendations increases

Continuous Improvement

  • Every feedback improves the next matching round
  • The AI becomes more precise over time
  • Your personal preferences are better understood

Technical Details

Data Processing

  • Real-time processing: Favorites and downvotes take effect immediately
  • Secure storage: All preferences are stored encrypted
  • Data privacy: Your ratings remain private and are not shared

Integration into Matching

  • Weighting factors: Favorites and downvotes influence the scoring
  • Similarity analysis: Programs are evaluated based on your preferences
  • Learning algorithm: The AI continuously optimizes its recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I remove favorites?

Yes, favorites can be removed at any time in the favorites overview or by clicking the heart icon again.

Can downvotes be undone?

Currently, downvotes cannot be undone. Use them carefully and only for clearly irrelevant programs.

How many favorites should I mark?

There is no upper limit, but 5-15 favorites give the AI a good impression of your preferences without overloading the system.

Do my ratings affect other users?

No, your favorites and downvotes are private and only affect your own matching results.

How quickly do changes take effect?

Favorites and downvotes take effect immediately in the display and are included in the next AI matching round.

💡 Success tip: Use both features actively and consciously. The more qualitative feedback you give, the better your matching results will be. The AI continuously learns from your preferences and delivers increasingly suitable recommendations over time.

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