CienciaPR users: The NIH just came out with a great new innitiative called "Pathway to Independence" where they fund you for 2 years of postdoctoral work and 3 as a junior faculty. It is similar to the NIH K-22 grant, but better because you do not need to be a NIH postdoc grantee to apply for it or a US citizen. It promises to be highly competitive, so I suggest, if you are in this stage of your career, to apply to the first round, which is in April 2006. For more information about the NIH Pathway to Independence program visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm.