Trump Freezes $200 Million In UCLA Research Funding Due To Antisemitism Claims
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 1 – The Justice Department found UCLA violated civil rights by ignoring antisemitism complaints, leading to a nearly $200 million grant freeze, including 300 NSF awards canceled.
- On August 1, 2025, the National Science Foundation announced it is suspending nearly 300 research grants to UCLA worth about $200 million.
- This action follows the Trump administration's allegations that UCLA fostered antisemitism and discrimination, partially due to campus protests related to the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict.
- UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk condemned the decision, emphasizing the university’s ongoing work combating antisemitism and highlighting the importance of the pioneering research impacted by the cuts.
- Frenk criticized the defunding decision, saying it fails to effectively tackle the claims of discrimination and described the funding loss as a setback for Americans nationwide who rely on UCLA's research.
- The suspension threatens critical scientific progress at UCLA while the Justice Department continues investigations, and the university faces a pending deadline to respond to civil rights violation claims.
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Trump admin suspends UCLA's research funding over antisemitism claims
Los Angeles: The Trump administration is suspending federal research funding to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the top public universities in the United States, over claims of “antisemitism and bias,” according to the university’s chancellor. “UCLA received a notice that the federal government, through its control of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies, is su…
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