Trump administration nixes another $450M of Harvard University’s grants
May 13, 2025 - The federal government escalated attacks against the Ivy League institution, calling it a “breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination.”
2025 Policy and Budget Announcements
Three-fourths of NSF funding cuts hit education
May 12, 2025 - More research eliminated and mass firings.
NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
May 8, 2025 - Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
Trump’s NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
May 7, 2025 - A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants.
National Science Foundation faces lawsuit over 15% indirect research cap
May 7, 2025 - The legal challenge is at least the third levied against a federal agency in recent weeks for limiting reimbursement rates for colleges’ indirect costs.
Brown University, others sue National Science Foundation over cuts to research funding
May 6, 2025 - Brown received $34.4 million in federal funding from the NSF, according to court filings.
Columbia University cuts 180 staffers funded by federal grants revoked by Trump administration
May 6, 2025 - The Trump administration pulled $400 million in federal funding from the campus in March.
Trump administration to halt new research grants for Harvard as battle over political ideology and academic freedom flares
May 6, 2025 - The Trump administration has unveiled new steps to target federal funding to Harvard University, cutting off all new federal research grants unless the elite school enacts political policy changes amid a broader national clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight.
Education researchers sue Trump administration, testing executive power
May 5, 2025 - Prominent scholars ask the courts to reverse DOGE cuts at the Education Department.
How much Northwestern relies on federal funding for research
May 5, 2025 - In recent weeks, the University has received 98 stop-work orders — primarily from the Department of Defense — and 51 grant terminations, many of which have targeted LGBTQ-related projects.
Vanderbilt's LGBTQ+ Policy Lab reports $9.6M loss in federal funding following NIH cuts
May 5, 2025 - Three federally funded research projects were effectively terminated due to these cuts, including research in the experiences of older LGBTQ+ Americans, suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth and the mental health effects of legalizing same-sex marriage.
President von der Leyen puts science centre stage with “Choose Europe” Initiative
May 4, 2025 - Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented today in Paris the main elements of “Choose Europe”, a new policy initiative to ensure Europe continues to be at the forefront of research.
Letter from Princeton Provost reveals total operating budget, recommends shifts in spending
May 4, 2025 - The total operating budget to be $3.5 billion — nearly a half billion increase from last year’s budget.
International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained
May 3, 2025 - Alireza Doroudi has been detained in an immigration facility in Louisiana for nearly six weeks.
President Trump Releases Potentially Disastrous FY26 Budget Request - GovAffairs
May 2, 2025 - The Trump Administration released a high-level overview of their budget request for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).
Funding Cuts Hit STEM Career Pipelines
May 2, 2025 - NSF has already terminated hundreds of STEM education-related grants, and Trump’s 2026 budget proposes even deeper cuts across the federal government.
President’s Budget Catastrophic for Federal R&D. Congress Must Reject It
May 2, 2025 - A statement from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on the President's proposed skinny budget for federal research & development.
New ICE Policy Puts International Students at Greater Risk
May 2, 2025 - A week after restoring foreign students’ legal status, immigration officials detailed plans for a new policy granting unprecedented leeway to terminate their residency. It could foreshadow a new round of deportation efforts.
Harvard faculty group pledges 10% of salary to help university fight Trump
May 2, 2025 - President Donald Trump again threatened the Ivy League institution's tax-exempt status on Friday as the battle between the two escalates.
Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science
May 2, 2025 - Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.
Policy Notice: Implementation of Standard 15% Indirect Cost Rate
May 2, 2025 - The 15% rate maximum applies only to new awards made to IHEs on or after May 5, 2025.
Updates on NSF Priorities
Last updated on May 2, 2025
GW to slash FY2026 expense budget by 3 percent, pause merit increases
May 1, 2025 - The University reduced its budget by 3 percent next fiscal year in light of recent “financial issues” and higher education “headwinds” created by President Donald Trump’s executive actions.
NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
May 1, 2025 - US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
Nine MIT international students’ SEVIS statuses are restored without notice
May 1, 2025 - On April 25, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) restored thousands of international students’ visa statuses.
GW seeks reaccreditation as Trump targets accreditors’ DEI standards
May 1, 2025 - The start of this process, required every eight years by the accrediting body, comes amid Trump’s new executive order targeting college accreditation bodies that require institutions to have DEI initiatives.
‘The lifeblood of academic researchers’: DEI-related federal funding cuts loom over Northwestern Ph.D. students’ research
May 1, 2025 - Northwestern Ph.D. students have found themselves navigating an increasingly hostile funding environment.
Paxson solicits donations, political support for research funding in email to Brown alums, affiliates
Apr. 30, 2025 - The letter asks alums and community members to contact congressional representatives and donate to a new Brown Resilience Fund.
Duke University offers buyouts and signals future layoffs as federal cuts hit
Apr. 30, 2025 - The institution signaled that layoffs were likely in the coming months.
School of Humanities and Sciences told to prepare for budget cuts
Apr. 30, 2025 - Stanford’s seven schools had been asked by Provost Jenny Martinez to model budget cuts and submit “high-level plans” for their implementation. H&S’s planning exercise involves modeling a 10% and 15% cut to general funds and a 10% cut to endowment funds.