diff --git a/base/proposal.dtx b/base/proposal.dtx
index 0deac5a..272dca9 100644
--- a/base/proposal.dtx
+++ b/base/proposal.dtx
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@
 {\begin{center}
   {\LARGE Final Project Report}\\[.2cm]
   {\LARGE\textbf{\prop@gen@title}}\\[.3cm]
-  {\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]
+  \ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]\fi
   {\large\today}\\[1em]
   \begin{tabular}{c*{\the@PIs}{c}}
     \prop@tl\prop@gen@PIs{\wa@ref3{person}\tl@ext{name}}\\
diff --git a/base/proposal.pdf b/base/proposal.pdf
index f14be80..f746502 100644
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diff --git a/base/reporting.cls b/base/reporting.cls
index f783092..aa5e487 100644
--- a/base/reporting.cls
+++ b/base/reporting.cls
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 {\begin{center}
   {\LARGE Final Project Report}\\[.2cm]
   {\LARGE\textbf{\prop@gen@title}}\\[.3cm]
-  {\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]
+  \ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]\fi
   {\large\today}\\[1em]
   \begin{tabular}{c*{\the@PIs}{c}}
     \prop@tl\prop@gen@PIs{\wa@ref3{person}\tl@ext{name}}\\
diff --git a/dfg/dfgproposal.cls b/dfg/dfgproposal.cls
index b1d0b04..2d8b017 100644
--- a/dfg/dfgproposal.cls
+++ b/dfg/dfgproposal.cls
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 \begin{center}
 {\LARGE \prop@gen@instrument}\\[.2cm]
 {\LARGE\textbf{\prop@gen@title}}\\[.3cm]
-{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]
+\ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]\fi
 {\large\today}\\[1em]
 \WAauthorblock[aff]\prop@gen@PIs\\[2cm]
 \end{center}
diff --git a/dfg/dfgproposal.dtx b/dfg/dfgproposal.dtx
index f7e4770..b397622 100644
--- a/dfg/dfgproposal.dtx
+++ b/dfg/dfgproposal.dtx
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Applicant\if@sites\ifnum\the@PIs>1{s}\fi\fi\ \deu{(Antragsteller)}}%
 \begin{center}
 {\LARGE \prop@gen@instrument}\\[.2cm]
 {\LARGE\textbf{\prop@gen@title}}\\[.3cm]
-{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]
+\ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]\fi
 {\large\today}\\[1em]
 \WAauthorblock[aff]\prop@gen@PIs\\[2cm]
 \end{center}
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Applicant\if@sites\ifnum\the@PIs>1{s}\fi\fi\ \deu{(Antragsteller)}}%
 \begin{center}
   {\LARGE Final Project Report}\\[.2cm]
   {\LARGE\textbf{\prop@gen@title}}\\[.3cm]
-  {\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]
+\ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]\fi
   {\large Reference number(s): \show@prop@gen@keys}\\[.2cm]
   {\large\today}\\[1em]
  \begin{tabular}{c*{\the@PIs}{c}}
diff --git a/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf b/dfg/dfgproposal.pdf
index 78c485f..dc53cd0 100644
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diff --git a/dfg/dfgreporting.cls b/dfg/dfgreporting.cls
index 49c0c25..ac3bf89 100644
--- a/dfg/dfgreporting.cls
+++ b/dfg/dfgreporting.cls
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 \begin{center}
   {\LARGE Final Project Report}\\[.2cm]
   {\LARGE\textbf{\prop@gen@title}}\\[.3cm]
-  {\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]
+\ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[.2cm]\fi
   {\large Reference number(s): \show@prop@gen@keys}\\[.2cm]
   {\large\today}\\[1em]
  \begin{tabular}{c*{\the@PIs}{c}}
diff --git a/dfg/examples/proposal/proposal.pdf b/dfg/examples/proposal/proposal.pdf
index fd84d58..707cbc1 100644
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diff --git a/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf b/dfg/examples/report/finalreport.pdf
index a0ca99a..4755ff9 100644
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diff --git a/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf b/dfg/examples/simple-proposal/proposal.pdf
index 0427843..40e8524 100644
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diff --git a/eu/euproposal.cls b/eu/euproposal.cls
index b7a8147..f90f357 100644
--- a/eu/euproposal.cls
+++ b/eu/euproposal.cls
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   {\Large\textbf\prop@gen@callname}\\[.4cm]
   {\LARGE \prop@gen@callid}\\[.8cm]
   {\huge\textbf\prop@gen@title}\\[.4cm]
-  {\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[2cm]
+  \ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[2cm]\fi
 \end{center}
 {\large\textbf{Date of Preparation: \today}}
 \\[1em]
diff --git a/eu/euproposal.dtx b/eu/euproposal.dtx
index 4861c46..23c73bb 100644
--- a/eu/euproposal.dtx
+++ b/eu/euproposal.dtx
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
   {\Large\textbf\prop@gen@callname}\\[.4cm]
   {\LARGE \prop@gen@callid}\\[.8cm]
   {\huge\textbf\prop@gen@title}\\[.4cm]
-  {\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[2cm]
+  \ifx\prop@gen@acronym\@empty\else{\LARGE Acronym: {\prop@gen@acronym}}\\[2cm]\fi
 \end{center}
 %{\large\prop@gen@instrument}\\
 {\large\textbf{Date of Preparation: \today}}
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diff --git a/eu/examples/strep/propB.pdf b/eu/examples/strep/propB.pdf
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