diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index da0e254..65a2f3c 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DB_FILE = db.sqlite3
 
 # Directory containing migration SQL scripts
 MIGRATIONS_DIR = internal/database/migrations
+SAMPLE_DATA_DIR = internal/database/sample_data
 
 # Build target
 build:
@@ -54,6 +55,14 @@ migrate:
 		sqlite3 $(DB_FILE) < $$file; \
 	done
 
+sampledata:
+	@echo "If this ever fails, run make clean and try again"
+	@echo "Migrating database $(DB_FILE) using SQL scripts in $(SAMPLE_DATA_DIR)"
+	@for file in $(wildcard $(SAMPLE_DATA_DIR)/*.sql); do \
+		echo "Applying migration: $$file"; \
+		sqlite3 $(DB_FILE) < $$file; \
+	done
+
 # Target added primarily for CI/CD to ensure that the database is created before running tests
 db.sqlite3:
 	make migrate
diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db.go b/backend/internal/database/db.go
index e2aa366..95cf8ed 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	GetUserId(username string) (int, error)
 	AddProject(name string, description string, username string) error
 	Migrate() error
+	MigrateSampleData() error
 	GetProjectId(projectname string) (int, error)
 	AddWeeklyReport(projectName string, userName string, week int, developmentTime int, meetingTime int, adminTime int, ownWorkTime int, studyTime int, testingTime int) error
 	AddUserToProject(username string, projectname string, role string) error
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ type UserProjectMember struct {
 //go:embed migrations
 var scripts embed.FS
 
+//go:embed sample_data
+var sampleData embed.FS
+
 // TODO: Possibly break these out into separate files bundled with the embed package?
 const userInsert = "INSERT INTO users (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)"
 const projectInsert = "INSERT INTO projects (name, description, owner_user_id) SELECT ?, ?, id FROM users WHERE username = ?"
@@ -378,3 +382,42 @@ func (d *Db) Migrate() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// MigrateSampleData applies sample data to the database.
+func (d *Db) MigrateSampleData() error {
+	// Insert sample data
+	files, err := sampleData.ReadDir("sample_data")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		println("No sample data files found")
+	}
+	tr := d.MustBegin()
+
+	// Iterate over each SQL file and execute it
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if file.IsDir() || filepath.Ext(file.Name()) != ".sql" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// This is perhaps not the most elegant way to do this
+		sqlBytes, err := sampleData.ReadFile("sample_data/" + file.Name())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		sqlQuery := string(sqlBytes)
+		_, err = tr.Exec(sqlQuery)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if tr.Commit() != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/database/sample_data/0010_sample_data.sql b/backend/internal/database/sample_data/0010_sample_data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3d9412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/database/sample_data/0010_sample_data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+INSERT OR IGNORE INTO users (username, password) VALUES
+    ('admin', 'password'),
+    ('user', 'password');
+
+INSERT OR IGNORE INTO projects (name, description, owner_user_id) VALUES
+    ('Project 1', 'Description 1', 1),
+    ('Project 2', 'Description 2', 2);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index da89043..24c3702 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -48,11 +48,16 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println("Error migrating database: ", err)
 	}
 
+	if err = db.MigrateSampleData(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error migrating sample data: ", err)
+	}
+
 	// Get our global state
 	gs := handlers.NewGlobalState(db)
 	// Create the server
 	server := fiber.New()
 
+	// Mounts the swagger documentation, this is available at /swagger/index.html
 	server.Get("/swagger/*", swagger.HandlerDefault)
 
 	// Mount our static files (Beware of the security implications of this!)