Court allows mass termination of NSF grants: Here's why American innovation faces a serious setback
A US district court has allowed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to proceed with cancelling over 1,600 grants worth more than $1 billion. The grants support vital STEM research and diversity programmes aimed at underrepresented groups. The cancellations followed a policy shift under President Trump's administration, prompting a legal challenge from a coalition of educational and scientific organisations. The case continues, with concerns over significant setbacks to US innovation and scientific leadership.
A US district court has allowed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to proceed with cancelling over 1,600 grants worth more than $1 billion. The grants support vital STEM research and diversity programmes aimed at underrepresented groups. The cancellations followed a policy shift under President Trump's administration, prompting a legal challenge from a coalition of educational and scientific organisations. The case continues, with concerns over significant setbacks to US innovation and scientific leadership.
