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TRAINING PROGRAMME
The CIBER-BBN training programme seeks to increase research capabilities of personnel integrated in the groups by means of improving professional competency of technical and research personnel as a factor of change, transforming attitudes, knowledge and skills according to needs arising while conducting their research activity .
The CIBER-BBN training programme is based on three actions: aid for research initiation training, aid for mobility and the researcher qualification sub-programme .
Grants for research initiation training
The purpose of this “launching” grant is to cover the transitional period from the end of studies until the
resolution of the public grant calls for pre-doctoral grants or other professional itineraries which involve recruiting a recent graduate into the work force .
In 2014 there were two grant calls in the months of March and September . There is still a large number of applications in each of the grant calls due to the interest this aid provokes in the research groups . Between the two grant calls, a total of 37 grants were awarded to the candidates with the best academic record and whose proposals were most consistent with the priority lines of research of the CIBER-BBN .
2011 19
Grants for mobility
The purpose of this training programme is to encourage short internships in other research groups to aid in transferring experience and technology and to potentiate collaboration between different CIBER-BBN groups . These internships must be within the priority and strategic lines of work for our subject area .
In 2014 there were two calls for proposals for mobility (March and September) and a total of 17 grants were awarded for internships in groups outside CIBER-BBN .
With respect to grant packages for mobility for research personnel between CIBER-BBN groups, which has a permanent, year-round calls for proposal, two grants were awarded .
2011 6 10 16
Year
No. of aid packages for “research initiation” granted
2012
12
2013
15
2014
37
Year
No. of aid packages for intra-CIBER-BBN “mobility” granted
No. of aid packages for external “mobility” granted
Total no. of aid packages for “mobility” granted
2012
6
9
15
2013
1
20
21
2014
2
17
19
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