Tag: research grants

UMD community members discuss federal funding cuts, university response at union town hall

The event was organized by United Academics of Maryland-University of Maryland, this university’s American Association of University Professors chapter.

Lillian Glaros
October 16, 2025

3 UMD grants among $7.5B in Department of Energy cuts nationwide

The grants totaled more than $5.8 million, a fact sheet made by Democrat members of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee stated.

Apurva Mahajan
October 2, 2025

UMD joins 17 universities to back Harvard on federal funding lawsuit

The institutions requested to file an amicus brief in support of Harvard University’s lawsuit on more than $2 billion in frozen federal grant money.

Sanya Wason
June 9, 2025

UMD researchers left with uncertain future after NSF cuts 14 grants

The grants make up a part of the 70 grants — totaling about $12 million — that have been cancelled or paused at this university since Trump returned to office in January.

Katharine Wilson
May 12, 2025

About $12 million worth of UMD research grants, contracts impacted by Trump cuts

The losses include funding from the National Institute of Health, Department of Education, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense.

Katharine Wilson
April 23, 2025