diff --git a/backend/rag/main.py b/backend/rag/main.py
index 962dd23450..37c52e96d4 100644
--- a/backend/rag/main.py
+++ b/backend/rag/main.py
@@ -3047,10 +3047,46 @@ async def dspy_query(request: DSPyQueryRequest) -> DSPyQueryResponse:
                     if response.status_code == 200:
                         data = response.json()
                         bindings = data.get("results", {}).get("bindings", [])
-                        sparql_results = [
+                        raw_results = [
                             {k: v.get("value") for k, v in binding.items()}
                             for binding in bindings
                         ]
+                        
+                        # Transform SPARQL results to match frontend expected format
+                        # Frontend expects: {name, website, metadata: {latitude, longitude, city, ...}}
+                        # SPARQL returns: {name, website, lat, lon, city, ...}
+                        sparql_results = []
+                        for row in raw_results:
+                            # Parse lat/lon to float if present
+                            lat = None
+                            lon = None
+                            if row.get("lat"):
+                                try:
+                                    lat = float(row["lat"])
+                                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                                    pass
+                            if row.get("lon"):
+                                try:
+                                    lon = float(row["lon"])
+                                except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                                    pass
+                            
+                            transformed = {
+                                "name": row.get("name"),
+                                "website": row.get("website"),
+                                "metadata": {
+                                    "latitude": lat,
+                                    "longitude": lon,
+                                    "city": row.get("city") or template_result.slots.get("city"),
+                                    "country": row.get("country") or template_result.slots.get("country"),
+                                    "region": row.get("region") or template_result.slots.get("region"),
+                                    "institution_type": row.get("type") or template_result.slots.get("institution_type"),
+                                },
+                                "scores": {"combined": 1.0},  # SPARQL results are exact matches
+                            }
+                            sparql_results.append(transformed)
+                        
+                        logger.debug(f"[FACTUAL-QUERY] Transformed {len(sparql_results)} results, {sum(1 for r in sparql_results if r['metadata']['latitude'])} with coordinates")
                     else:
                         sparql_error = f"SPARQL returned {response.status_code}"
                 else: