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Meet the Researchers Leaving the US because of Trump’s Funding Cuts and Politicization of Science – WTOP News
Foreign universities are offering stable funding and academic freedom as the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $174 billion in federal grants, researchers said.
- American scientists are increasingly relocating abroad, driven by delayed federal grants and political interference. The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $174 billion in federal science funding since the president's second term began.
- The administration's overhaul includes dismantling federal grant processes and proposing Office of Management and Budget rules to increase political control over project funding. Congress has delayed a final decision on these rules until December.
- Major research institutions accepted 15% fewer doctoral applicants for fall 2026 compared to last year, signaling declining domestic enrollment. Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi left Berkeley this year to direct an artificial intelligence lab at Tsinghua University.
- Halley Froehlich, who relocated to Finland, secured five years of guaranteed funding totaling about $3 million for her research. Experts warn that lost mentorship and graduate programs could take a decade or longer for the U.S. scientific enterprise to feel.
- White House spokesperson Liz Huston stated Trump is "ending waste" and "committed to keeping America the world leader," yet scientists argue the reputational damage is significant. Many fear the U.S. is losing its status as the global destination for scientific innovation.
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Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cu
NEW YORK (AP) — Halley Froehlich was sure she’d spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the past two years, delayed federal grants and fears
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Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump’s funding cuts and politicization of science
NEW YORK (AP) — Halley Froehlich was sure she'd spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s.
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Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump’s funding cuts and politicization of science – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Halley Froehlich was sure she'd spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the p
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