USA PhD Funding Crisis has intensified as the Trump administration freezes federal research grants, affecting universities, researchers, and international students. Many institutions have halted PhD admissions, reduced faculty hiring, and scaled back major research projects.
Impact on Universities and PhD Students
- Baylor College of Medicine has cut its PhD intake by 15 students and slowed down research expansion due to an expected $80 million research funding loss.
🔗 Houston Chronicle - Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University face funding cuts as NIH and USAID withdraw $250M and $800M, severely impacting medical and STEM research programs.
🔗 Vox - Several universities have paused PhD admissions for international students, causing uncertainty for applicants.
🔗 Nature
Legal Challenges Against Research Budget Cuts
- A lawsuit filed by 22 states challenges the Trump administration’s federal research funding cuts, leading to a temporary court ruling blocking NIH grant limitations.
🔗 CalMatters - The Association of American Universities (AAU) has taken legal action to protect PhD research funding for students and researchers.
🔗 AAU
European Universities Target U.S. Researchers
- Cambridge University and Sweden’s Karolinska Institute are actively hiring U.S. PhD researchers impacted by the funding freeze.
🔗 Financial Times
Future of PhD Funding in the USA
Despite the uncertainty, PhD students, researchers, and universities are hopeful that legal action and advocacy will help restore research grants and bring back fully funded PhD opportunities.
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