Leading Research Universities Report

When the House of Representatives managed to pass its FY26 budget reconciliation package (on a narrow party-line vote of 215-214) on May 22, it included several provisions that would harm students and universities – and would be particularly harmful for research funding and student financial aid.

The Trump administration has announced a series of policies that could severely restrict international students from coming to the United States.

AAU and APLU expressed deep concern that recent management changes and the proposed FY26 budget for NSF could undermine U.S. scientific and technological leadership.

More than 50 chambers of commerce across 29 states joined forces recently to relaunch the Business for Federal Research Funding (BFRF) Coalition.

The National Science Foundation – the nation’s premier supporter of advancements in science and engineering – celebrated its 75th anniversary on May 10.

The House will soon consider a bill that would – via taxation – eat away at a crucial source of funding that colleges and universities use to support student scholarships and groundbreaking research.  

The Global Research-Intensive Universities Network issued a statement on May 2 calling for increased international collaboration between research-intensive universities during a time of rising global tensions.

A recent brief from the Association of American Medical Colleges found that the NIH has canceled $1.9 billion in funding across hundreds of grants over the past few months.

The Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan proposes many policies that would negatively affect students’ ability to access an affordable college education and that would harm institutions’ ability to enroll low-income students.

As President Trump proposes massive cuts to federal spending on science and research, multiple recent reports and studies show that these cuts would seriously harm the American economy, including at national, state, and local levels.