May 29, 2026
The NSF has placed a hold on future awards for four esteemed research institutions.
National Science Foundation
The Trump administration’s use of funding freezes to take aim at higher education institutions continues as the National Science Foundation has placed limits on new grants for four highly selective universities, Nature reported.
As of April 9, the NSF has placed a “hold” on future awards to Duke, Harvard, Princeton and Yale Universities, according to internal agency documents obtained by Nature. Since then, minimal new funding has been allocated to those institutions, the documents show.
