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Transversal Programmes
H2020 programmes. The platform also placed spe- cial stress on establishing smooth relations with the different national representatives, national points of contact by means of specific meetings, acting as a point of encounter on an institutional level.
The platform has also given awareness-raising talks on the relevance of internationalisation as part of the area conferences. The success of these events can be seen in the form of a significant increase in the number of enquiries from researchers (twen- ty specific enquiries, six requests for support for
aging and applying for H2020 proposals. These in- clude the budget calculator, models of timesheets, letters for acceptance of participation in proposals, support letters, CIBER profile for European propos- als as a partner and as third party and different forms for compiling all the data required for submit- ting a proposal. This material is intended to facili- tate the process of submitting proposals for all our researchers. Thanks to this, in these six months of 2015 the CIBER has submitted four new proposals (three of these coordinated) while expressions of in-
presentation, six requests for partnering, and six re- quests for valuing research proposals). This means the platform is already seen as an effective tool for aid and a reference point for settling doubts involv- ing international programmes.
In the field of backing for submission of proposals, the platform has drawn up specific material provid- ing support for writing and managing proposals. This year a practical guide has been drafted, entitled “How to write a European Proposal” as well as a prac- tical guide for management and the “Quick guide for third parties” in order to provide researchers with un- derstandable and reliable consultation material. As part of the support material the platform has also drawn up models and specific templates for man-
terest for the submission of ten new proposals have been received. In this area it should also be stressed that CIBER has received five new contacts from re- search groups or companies with the aim of reach- ing agreements for joint submission of proposals in the H2020 framework. For the time being two of these contacts have materialised in actual presenta- tion of two H2020 proposals.
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