NSF chemistry funding faces 75% cut under Trump budget request
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Rebecca Trager2025-06-04T14:51:00
If Congress enacts White House proposal, grant success rate at the National Science Foundation is predicted to plummet to 7%
The Trump administration has released more details of its budget request for the 2026 financial year and the picture is even worse than the ‘skinny’ budget released last month.
Funding for chemistry from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the maths and physical sciences programme is projected to plummet by 75%, from more than $244 million (£180 million) last year to just over $61 million. Materials research would be cut by 71% to $92 million. And maths and physical science overall face cuts of 67% to $515 million.