{"id":14019,"date":"2026-08-21T17:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/?post_type=tailored-project&#038;p=14019"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T07:11:08","slug":"6th-program-cycle","status":"publish","type":"tailored-project","link":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/tailored-project\/6th-program-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"6th Program Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"gb-element-12fb0d01\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" class=\"gb-media-daf16709\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desmos-for-youth-featured-4.jpg\" title=\"desmos-for-youth-featured\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desmos-for-youth-featured-4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desmos-for-youth-featured-4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desmos-for-youth-featured-4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desmos-for-youth-featured-4-1024x683.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-7a9ef78f\">\n<h1 class=\"gb-text gb-text-4bda78f2\">6th Program Cycle<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-dc1840b5\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-e478d17e\"><div style=\"color:#e76d6c\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-21T17:22:11+03:00\">21\/8\/2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-11f7586c dn-diamond-item-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/project-type\/desmos-for-youth\/\" rel=\"tag\">Desmos for Youth<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-b1f1f2a2\">\n<div class=\"gb-element-1be72f1d\">\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-187a9d9e\">The \u201cDesmos for Youth\u201d program returns for its 6th cycle, offering<strong> unemployed young people aged 18 to 30<\/strong> the opportunity to gain meaningful professional experience through employment placements at non-profit organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-040ac152\">Desmos<strong> fully covers their employment costs for 12 months<\/strong>, strengthening non-profit organisations with human resources that contribute meaningfully to their work and social impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-b9f61df0\">Since 2016, <strong>5 program cycles<\/strong> have been completed, creating <strong>61 employment placements across 59 non-profit organisations<\/strong> and directly or indirectly benefiting more than <strong>98,000 people<\/strong>. The placements span a wide range of professions, specialisations and fields of activity across different regions of Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-2ff1f255\">In the new program cycle,<strong> 12 employment placements<\/strong> will be funded (01\/12\/2026\u201330\/11\/2027). Particular consideration will be given to applications involving young people with <strong>blindness\/visual impairment<\/strong>, as well as non-profit organisations working in this field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-9dbbae69\">Applications open on 14\/09\/2026 and close on <strong>20\/10\/2026<\/strong>. Applications must be submitted <strong>jointly <\/strong>by the non-profit organisation and the candidate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-7c587ba9\">Applications will be evaluated based on the description and objectives of the employment placement, as well as its expected impact on the non-profit organisation and society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-41d9172a\">To participate in the 6th cycle (documents in Greek):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-6cd4fa1b dn-diamond-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1TNirnulDzJAFwqlPHv8BoQ2np7aPD_qU\/view?usp=sharing\">Eligibility Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-0a85e5ce dn-diamond-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1IAehhLNZ_RFxh1hpryS1MRPQPpr7Nk8u\/view?usp=sharing\">Timeline<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-ab175fba dn-diamond-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NlJzJqkYaeasZZGLo6v3VKEDt4RyIu9P\/view?usp=sharing\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-3842e0aa dn-diamond-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Vb1EXEaXKg6wnAPv7\">Application Form<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-03734028\">For more information, please contact the program manager, Maria Markoudi, at <a href=\"mailto:maria@desmos.org\">maria@desmos.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-16a4c095\">The 6th cycle of \u201cDesmos for Youth\u201d is made possible with the support of Dimitris and Kalli Polemi, John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, Nostos Foundation, POTAMITISVEKRIS Law Firm, Raycap and The Kionas Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-be6cd523\"><strong>Creating opportunities for young people. Empowering society. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>12 new employment placements for unemployed young people aged 18 to 30.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14025,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tags":[],"project-type":[77],"class_list":["post-14019","tailored-project","type-tailored-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-type-desmos-for-youth"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tailored-project\/14019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tailored-project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tailored-project"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14019"},{"taxonomy":"project-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desmos.digitalnest.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-type?post=14019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}