Science spending plummets. At the federal agencies that are the largest funders of scientific research, for example, there’s been a sizable reduction in the amount spent on grants since Trump’s inauguration on 20 January, compared with the same 3-month period in 2024.
Workforce funding slashed. At the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF), the funding constriction has hit an array of programs aimed at training students and supporting early-career scientists, raising fears about the resilience of the professional pipeline that feeds the future research workforce.
Big research universities take a hit. Large and elite research institutions have come under particular scrutiny from the Trump administration. It says it has frozen or terminated research grants at a number of institutions, citing concerns they allegedly violated federal civil rights law by inadequately responding to antisemitism on their campuses, or by allowing transgender athletes to compete on university teams. Some institutions, including Harvard University, have filed lawsuits to force the administration to release the funds.
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