diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_chapters-new.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_chapters-new.scss
index d78be913..8600d5dc 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_chapters-new.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_chapters-new.scss
@@ -6,4 +6,13 @@
       margin-bottom: 25px;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  .input .error {
+    float: left;
+    width: 100%;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 120%;
+    color: $pink;
+    margin: 1em 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/finalists_controller.rb b/app/controllers/finalists_controller.rb
index f3dbb914..634a5299 100644
--- a/app/controllers/finalists_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/finalists_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class FinalistsController < ApplicationController
   include ApplicationHelper
 
   def index
-    @start_date, @end_date = extract_timeframe
+    @start_date, @end_date = extract_timeframe_for_chapter(@chapter)
     @projects = Project.
                   includes(:chapter).
                   voted_for_by_members_of(current_chapter).
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index f636cddf..5e4690f6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   include ApplicationHelper
 
   def index
-    @start_date, @end_date = extract_timeframe
+    @start_date, @end_date = extract_timeframe_for_chapter(@chapter)
     @short_listed = params[:short_list]
 
     project_filter = ProjectFilter.new(@chapter.projects).during(@start_date, @end_date)
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 3a69b688..7c28c8d7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
   def extract_timeframe
     start_date = params[:start]
-    end_date =   params[:end]
+    end_date = params[:end]
+  end
+
+  def extract_timeframe_for_chapter(chapter)
+    start_date = params[:start] || chapter.project_review_start.to_s
+    end_date   =   params[:start] || chapter.project_review_end.to_s
     [start_date, end_date]
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/chapter.rb b/app/models/chapter.rb
index f9caf7d3..fd12eee1 100644
--- a/app/models/chapter.rb
+++ b/app/models/chapter.rb
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ class Chapter < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   validates_format_of :slug, :with => /\A[a-z0-9-]+\Z/
 
+  validate :project_review_end_after_start
+
   attr_accessible :name, :twitter_url, :facebook_url, :blog_url, :rss_feed_url, :description,
                   :country, :extra_question_1, :extra_question_2, :extra_question_3, :slug,
-                  :email_address, :time_zone, :inactive, :locale, :submission_response_email
+                  :email_address, :time_zone, :inactive, :locale, :submission_response_email,
+                  :project_review_start, :project_review_end
 
   def should_generate_new_friendly_id?
     slug.blank?
@@ -127,4 +130,10 @@ def inactive=(bool)
       self.inactive_at = nil
     end
   end
+
+  def project_review_end_after_start
+    if project_review_start.present? && project_review_end.present? && project_review_end < project_review_start
+      errors.add(:project_review_end, "#{I18n.t('activerecord.errors.models.chapter.attributes.project_review_end.before_start')}")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb b/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb
index 46aaa47f..e1c686c5 100644
--- a/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
   <%= form.input :country, :priority => COUNTRY_PRIORITY %>
   <%= form.input :time_zone %>
   <%= form.input :locale, :collection => I18n.available_locales, :include_blank => false, :label => t('simple_form.labels.chapter.locale', :slug => chapter.slug) %>
+
+  <%= form.input :project_review_start, :as => 'string', :include_blank => true %>
+  <%= form.input :project_review_end, :as => 'string', :include_blank => true %>
+
   <%= form.input :extra_question_1 %>
   <%= form.input :extra_question_2 %>
   <%= form.input :extra_question_3 %>
@@ -23,3 +27,22 @@
 
   <%= form.button :submit %>
 <% end -%>
+
+<% content_for :javascript do %>
+  <% javascript_tag do %>
+    $(window).load(function(){
+      $('#chapter_project_review_start').datepicker({
+        dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
+        onClose: function(selectedDate) {
+          $('#chapter_project_review_start').blur();
+          $('#chapter_project_review_end').datepicker("option", "minDate", selectedDate);
+        }
+      });
+
+      $('#chapter_project_review_end').datepicker({
+        dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
+        onClose: function() { $('#chapter_project_review_end').blur() }
+      });
+    });
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20170707001034_add_chapter_project_review_dates.rb b/db/migrate/20170707001034_add_chapter_project_review_dates.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15fc0f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20170707001034_add_chapter_project_review_dates.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class AddChapterProjectReviewDates < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    add_column :chapters, :project_review_start, :date
+    add_column :chapters, :project_review_end, :date
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column :chapters, :project_review_start
+    remove_column :chapters, :project_review_end
+  end
+end