US science after a year of Trump
3 months ago
- #Trump Administration
- #Research Funding
- #US Science
- Over 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen, affecting 25,000 scientists and personnel.
- Proposed budget cuts of 35% ($32 billion) to non-defense research and development.
- Disproportionate cancellation of grants on topics like misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, and infectious diseases.
- NIH and NSF saw 5,844 and 1,996 grants cancelled or suspended, respectively.
- New international student enrollment at US universities fell by 17% in 2025-26.
- Federal science agencies lost about 20% of their staff in 2025.
- Trump administration proposed historic cuts, including 40% from NIH, 57% from NSF, and 47% from NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
- Congress has so far rejected the most drastic budget cuts, with final funding levels still under negotiation.