diff --git a/src/app/core/components/footer/footer.component.html b/src/app/core/components/footer/footer.component.html
index b11f9dd2b..93991876c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/components/footer/footer.component.html
+++ b/src/app/core/components/footer/footer.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <footer class="footer flex flex-column">
   <div class="footer-nav flex flex-column-reverse xl:flex-row xl:justify-content-between">
-    <div class="footer-links flex flex-wrap justify-content-center align-items-center">
-      <div class="flex justify-content-center">
+    <div class="footer-links flex flex-wrap justify-content-left align-items-center">
+      <div class="flex justify-content-left">
         <a href="https://cos.io/">{{ 'footer.links.centerForOpenScience' | translate }}</a>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html b/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
index 738974891..d80a4d50b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
+++ b/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
@@ -1,61 +1,141 @@
-<section class="home-container xl:mt-6">
-  <osf-sub-header
-    [showButton]="true"
-    [title]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.title' | translate"
-    [icon]="'fas fa-home'"
-    [buttonLabel]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.createProject' | translate"
-    (buttonClick)="createProject()"
-  />
-
-  <div class="quick-search-container py-4 px-3 md:px-4">
-    <p class="text-center mb-4 xl:mb-6">
-      {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.goTo' | translate }}
-      <a routerLink="/my-projects">
-        {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.myProjects' | translate }}
+<section class="home-container xl:mt-6" [class.medium]="isMedium()">
+  @if (areProjectsLoading()) {
+    <osf-loading-spinner />
+  } @else {
+    @if (existsProjects()) {
+      <osf-sub-header
+        [showButton]="true"
+        [title]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.title' | translate"
+        [icon]="'home'"
+        [buttonLabel]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.createProject' | translate"
+        (buttonClick)="createProject()"
+      />
+      <div>
+        <div class="quick-search-container py-4 px-3 md:px-4">
+          <p class="text-center mb-4 xl:mb-6">
+            {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.goTo' | translate }}
+            <a routerLink="/my-projects">
+              {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.myProjects' | translate }}
+            </a>
+            {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.toOrganize' | translate }}
+            <a routerLink="/search">
+              {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.search' | translate }}
+            </a>
+            {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.osf' | translate }}
+          </p>
+
+          <osf-my-projects-table
+            [items]="filteredProjects()"
+            [tableParams]="tableParams()"
+            [searchControl]="searchControl"
+            [sortColumn]="sortColumn()"
+            [sortOrder]="sortOrder()"
+            [isLoading]="areProjectsLoading()"
+            [searchPlaceholder]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.searchPlaceholder' | translate"
+            (pageChange)="onPageChange($event)"
+            (sort)="onSort($event)"
+            (itemClick)="navigateToProject($event)"
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="public-projects-container flex align-items-center flex-row pt-6 pb-4 px-3 md:px-4 xl:py-6">
+          <osf-icon class="mr-2" iconClass="fas fa-2xl fa-magnifying-glass"></osf-icon>
+          <h1>{{ 'home.loggedIn.publicProjects.title' | translate }}</h1>
+        </div>
+
+        <div
+          class="latest-research-container flex flex-column gap-4 py-6 px-3 md:px-4 xl:flex-row xl:justify-content-between"
+        >
+          <div>
+            <h1>{{ 'home.loggedIn.latestResearch.title' | translate }}</h1>
+            <p class="m-t-12">{{ 'home.loggedIn.latestResearch.subtitle' | translate }}</p>
+          </div>
+
+          <p-button
+            routerLink="/preprints"
+            [label]="'home.loggedIn.latestResearch.button' | translate"
+            severity="success"
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="hosting-container flex flex-column gap-4 py-6 px-3 md:px-4 xl:flex-row xl:justify-content-between">
+          <div class="text-container">
+            <h1>{{ 'home.loggedIn.hosting.title' | translate }}</h1>
+            <p class="m-t-12">{{ 'home.loggedIn.hosting.subtitle' | translate }}</p>
+          </div>
+
+          <p-button routerLink="/meetings" [label]="'home.loggedIn.hosting.button' | translate" severity="success" />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    } @else {
+      <osf-sub-header
+        [showButton]="true"
+        [title]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.welcome' | translate"
+        [icon]="'home'"
+        [buttonLabel]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.createProject' | translate"
+        (buttonClick)="createProject()"
+      />
+      <div class="flex items-center justify-center min-h-screen bg-white pt-4">
+        <div class="text-center max-w-2xl px-6 w-full">
+          <p class="mb-4">{{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.noCreatedProject' | translate }}</p>
+
+          <p class="mb-6">{{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.watchVideoBelow' | translate }}</p>
+
+          <div class="mb-6 flex flex-column align-items-center w-full">
+            <iframe
+              width="560"
+              height="315"
+              src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X07mBq2tnMg"
+              title="Introduction to OSF"
+              frameborder="0"
+              allowfullscreen
+              class="rounded-xl shadow-md"
+            ></iframe>
+          </div>
+
+          <div class="flex justify-content-center mt-4 mb-4">
+            <p-button
+              [label]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.getStartedHelp' | translate"
+              severity="secondary"
+              (onClick)="openInfoLink()"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    }
+    <div class="flex flex-column align-items-left w-full mt-4 ml-4 mb-4">
+      <a
+        href="https://www.cos.io/products/osf-collections"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        data-test-products-collections
+      >
+        <img
+          src="assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-collections.png"
+          [alt]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.images.osfCollectionsImageAltText' | translate"
+        />
       </a>
-      {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.toOrganize' | translate }}
-      <a routerLink="/search">
-        {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.search' | translate }}
+
+      <a routerLink="/institutions">
+        <img
+          src="assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-institutions.png"
+          [alt]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.images.osfInstitutionsImageAltText' | translate"
+        />
       </a>
-      {{ 'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.osf' | translate }}
-    </p>
-
-    <osf-my-projects-table
-      [items]="filteredProjects()"
-      [tableParams]="tableParams()"
-      [searchControl]="searchControl"
-      [sortColumn]="sortColumn()"
-      [sortOrder]="sortOrder()"
-      [isLoading]="areProjectsLoading()"
-      [searchPlaceholder]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.quickSearch.searchPlaceholder' | translate"
-      (pageChange)="onPageChange($event)"
-      (sort)="onSort($event)"
-      (itemClick)="navigateToProject($event)"
-    />
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="public-projects-container flex align-items-center flex-row pt-6 pb-4 px-3 md:px-4 xl:py-6">
-    <osf-icon class="mr-2" iconClass="fas fa-2xl fa-magnifying-glass"></osf-icon>
-    <h1>{{ 'home.loggedIn.publicProjects.title' | translate }}</h1>
-  </div>
-
-  <div
-    class="latest-research-container flex flex-column gap-4 py-6 px-3 md:px-4 xl:flex-row xl:justify-content-between"
-  >
-    <div>
-      <h1>{{ 'home.loggedIn.latestResearch.title' | translate }}</h1>
-      <p class="m-t-12">{{ 'home.loggedIn.latestResearch.subtitle' | translate }}</p>
-    </div>
 
-    <p-button routerLink="/preprints" [label]="'home.loggedIn.latestResearch.button' | translate" severity="success" />
-  </div>
+      <a routerLink="/registries">
+        <img
+          src="assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-registries.png"
+          [alt]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.images.osfRegistriesImageAltTest' | translate"
+        />
+      </a>
 
-  <div class="hosting-container flex flex-column gap-4 py-6 px-3 md:px-4 xl:flex-row xl:justify-content-between">
-    <div class="text-container">
-      <h1>{{ 'home.loggedIn.hosting.title' | translate }}</h1>
-      <p class="m-t-12">{{ 'home.loggedIn.hosting.subtitle' | translate }}</p>
+      <a routerLink="/preprints">
+        <img
+          src="assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-preprints.png"
+          [alt]="'home.loggedIn.dashboard.images.osfPreprintsImageAltTest' | translate"
+        />
+      </a>
     </div>
-
-    <p-button routerLink="/meetings" [label]="'home.loggedIn.hosting.button' | translate" severity="success" />
-  </div>
+  }
 </section>
diff --git a/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.spec.ts b/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.spec.ts
index 5cd268eb8..a5a27171d 100644
--- a/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,133 @@
+import { Store } from '@ngxs/store';
+
+import { MockComponents } from 'ng-mocks';
+
+import { signal, WritableSignal } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+import { LoadingSpinnerComponent, MyProjectsTableComponent, SubHeaderComponent } from '@shared/components';
+import { MyResourcesSelectors } from '@shared/stores';
 
 import { DashboardComponent } from './dashboard.component';
 
-describe.skip('DashboardComponent', () => {
+import { getProjectsMockForComponent } from '@testing/data/dashboard/dasboard.data';
+import { OSFTestingStoreModule } from '@testing/osf.testing.module';
+
+describe('DashboardComponent', () => {
   let component: DashboardComponent;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<DashboardComponent>;
 
+  let projectsSignal: WritableSignal<any[]>;
+  let totalProjectsSignal: WritableSignal<number>;
+  let areProjectsLoadingSignal: WritableSignal<boolean>;
+
   beforeEach(async () => {
+    projectsSignal = signal(getProjectsMockForComponent());
+    totalProjectsSignal = signal(getProjectsMockForComponent().length);
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal = signal(false);
+
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      imports: [DashboardComponent],
+      imports: [
+        DashboardComponent,
+        OSFTestingStoreModule,
+        ...MockComponents(SubHeaderComponent, MyProjectsTableComponent, LoadingSpinnerComponent),
+      ],
+      providers: [
+        {
+          provide: Store,
+          useValue: {
+            selectSignal: (selector: any) => {
+              if (selector === MyResourcesSelectors.getProjects) return projectsSignal;
+              if (selector === MyResourcesSelectors.getTotalProjects) return totalProjectsSignal;
+              if (selector === MyResourcesSelectors.getProjectsLoading) return areProjectsLoadingSignal;
+              return signal(null);
+            },
+            dispatch: jest.fn(),
+          },
+        },
+      ],
     }).compileComponents();
 
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(DashboardComponent);
     component = fixture.componentInstance;
+  });
+
+  it('should show loading s pinner when projects are loading', () => {
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal.set(true);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const spinner = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(LoadingSpinnerComponent));
+    expect(spinner).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should render projects table when projects exist', () => {
+    projectsSignal.set(getProjectsMockForComponent());
+    totalProjectsSignal.set(getProjectsMockForComponent().length);
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal.set(false);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const table = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MyProjectsTableComponent));
+    expect(table).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should render welcome video when no projects exist', () => {
+    projectsSignal.set([]);
+    totalProjectsSignal.set(0);
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal.set(false);
     fixture.detectChanges();
+    const iframe = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('iframe'));
+    expect(iframe).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(iframe.nativeElement.src).toContain('youtube.com');
   });
 
-  it('should create', () => {
-    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  it('should render welcome screen when no projects exist', () => {
+    projectsSignal.set([]);
+    totalProjectsSignal.set(0);
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal.set(false);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const welcomeText = fixture.debugElement.nativeElement.textContent;
+    expect(welcomeText).toContain('home.loggedIn.dashboard.noCreatedProject');
+  });
+
+  it('should open OSF help link in new tab when openInfoLink is called', () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(window, 'open').mockImplementation(() => null);
+    component.openInfoLink();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://help.osf.io/', '_blank');
+  });
+
+  it('should render product images after loading spinner disappears', () => {
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal.set(true);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    let productImages = fixture.debugElement
+      .queryAll(By.css('img'))
+      .filter((img) => img.nativeElement.getAttribute('src')?.includes('assets/images/dashboard/products/'));
+
+    expect(productImages.length).toBe(0);
+
+    const spinner = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('osf-loading-spinner'));
+    expect(spinner).toBeTruthy();
+
+    areProjectsLoadingSignal.set(false);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    productImages = fixture.debugElement
+      .queryAll(By.css('img'))
+      .filter((img) => img.nativeElement.getAttribute('src')?.includes('assets/images/dashboard/products/'));
+
+    expect(productImages.length).toBe(4);
+
+    const sources = productImages.map((img) => img.nativeElement.getAttribute('src'));
+
+    expect(sources).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        'assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-collections.png',
+        'assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-institutions.png',
+        'assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-registries.png',
+        'assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-preprints.png',
+      ])
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index 989fc28a9..7e1e41ed8 100644
--- a/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/features/home/pages/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ import { FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router, RouterLink } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { CreateProjectDialogComponent } from '@osf/features/my-projects/components';
-import { IconComponent, MyProjectsTableComponent, SubHeaderComponent } from '@osf/shared/components';
+import {
+  IconComponent,
+  LoadingSpinnerComponent,
+  MyProjectsTableComponent,
+  SubHeaderComponent,
+} from '@osf/shared/components';
 import { MY_PROJECTS_TABLE_PARAMS } from '@osf/shared/constants';
 import { SortOrder } from '@osf/shared/enums';
 import { IS_MEDIUM } from '@osf/shared/helpers';
@@ -24,7 +29,15 @@ import { ClearMyResources, GetMyProjects, MyResourcesSelectors } from '@osf/shar
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'osf-dashboard',
-  imports: [RouterLink, Button, SubHeaderComponent, MyProjectsTableComponent, IconComponent, TranslatePipe],
+  imports: [
+    RouterLink,
+    Button,
+    SubHeaderComponent,
+    MyProjectsTableComponent,
+    IconComponent,
+    TranslatePipe,
+    LoadingSpinnerComponent,
+  ],
   templateUrl: './dashboard.component.html',
   styleUrl: './dashboard.component.scss',
   providers: [DialogService],
@@ -35,7 +48,6 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit {
   private readonly route = inject(ActivatedRoute);
   private readonly translateService = inject(TranslateService);
   private readonly dialogService = inject(DialogService);
-
   readonly isMedium = toSignal(inject(IS_MEDIUM));
 
   readonly searchControl = new FormControl<string>('');
@@ -55,6 +67,10 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit {
     return this.projects().filter((project) => project.title.toLowerCase().includes(search));
   });
 
+  protected readonly existsProjects = computed(() => {
+    return this.projects().length || !!this.searchControl.value?.length;
+  });
+
   dialogRef: DynamicDialogRef | null = null;
   emailAddress = '';
 
@@ -184,4 +200,8 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit {
       closable: true,
     });
   }
+
+  openInfoLink(): void {
+    window.open('https://help.osf.io/', '_blank');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index 82a9fc527..239ac2242 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -242,7 +242,17 @@
     "loggedIn": {
       "dashboard": {
         "title": "Dashboard",
+        "welcome": "Welcome to OSF!",
         "createProject": "Create New Project",
+        "noCreatedProject": "You haven’t created a project yet. Click the \"Create New Project\" button above to get started.",
+        "watchVideoBelow": "Watch the short video below or visit the OSF Get Started help guides to learn more.",
+        "getStartedHelp": "Visit Get Started Help Guides",
+        "images": {
+          "osfCollectionsImageAltText": "OSF Collections",
+          "osfInstitutionsImageAltText": "OSF Institutions",
+          "osfRegistriesImageAltTest": "OSF Registries",
+          "osfPreprintsImageAltTest": "OSF Preprints"
+        },
         "quickSearch": {
           "goTo": "Go to",
           "myProjects": "My Projects",
diff --git a/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-collections.png b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-collections.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c85939d6e
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-collections.png differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-institutions.png b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-institutions.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4160c039
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-institutions.png differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-preprints.png b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-preprints.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..887a29d70
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-preprints.png differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-registries.png b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-registries.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3175dac2
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/dashboard/products/osf-registries.png differ
diff --git a/src/testing/data/dashboard/dasboard.data.ts b/src/testing/data/dashboard/dasboard.data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38a8177ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testing/data/dashboard/dasboard.data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { MyResourcesItem } from '@shared/models';
+
+import structuredClone from 'structured-clone';
+
+const ProjectsMock = {
+  data: [
+    {
+      type: 'my-resources-items',
+      id: '1',
+      attributes: {
+        title: 'Deep Learning for Image Recognition',
+        date_created: '2025-01-15T10:30:00Z',
+        date_modified: '2025-02-01T14:45:00Z',
+        is_public: true,
+      },
+      relationships: {
+        contributors: {
+          data: [
+            {
+              type: 'my-resources-contributors',
+              id: 'c1',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+      links: {
+        self: 'https://api.staging.osf.io/v1/my-resources-items/1',
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+  included: [
+    {
+      type: 'my-resources-contributors',
+      id: 'c1',
+      attributes: {
+        family_name: 'Smith',
+        full_name: 'John Michael Smith',
+        given_name: 'John',
+        middle_name: 'Michael',
+      },
+      links: {
+        self: 'https://api.staging.osf.io/v1/my-resources-contributors/c1',
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+export function getProjectsMockData(index?: number, asArray?: boolean) {
+  if (index || index === 0) {
+    if (asArray) {
+      return Object({
+        data: [structuredClone(ProjectsMock.data[index])],
+      });
+    } else {
+      return structuredClone({
+        data: ProjectsMock.data[index],
+      });
+    }
+  } else {
+    return structuredClone(ProjectsMock);
+  }
+}
+
+export function getProjectsMockForComponent(): MyResourcesItem[] {
+  return getProjectsMockData().data.map((item: any) => ({
+    id: item.id,
+    type: item.type,
+    title: item.attributes.title,
+    dateCreated: item.attributes.date_created,
+    dateModified: item.attributes.date_modified,
+    isPublic: item.attributes.is_public,
+    contributors: [],
+  }));
+}