Funding follows Trump-era cutbacks already forced in university research
The Trump administration is funneling $100 million into educating STEM researchers who are U.S. citizens, NPR reported on October 9, 2026. The funding follows cutbacks already forced in university research by other changes under the Trump administration, according to the public broadcaster.
NPR correspondents Elissa Nadworny and Steve Inskeep authored the report, which appeared on the public broadcaster’s education desk. The source publication’s headline characterized the funding as arriving “after his university cutbacks.”
The article was published on October 9, 2026.