Trump science funding cuts sending scientists abroad

[T]he Partnership for Public Service, [a] nonpartisan organization in Washington, estimated that 95,000 employees had departed federal science agencies from September 2024 to December 2025. …

There is no precise tally of how many scientists have opted to leave the U.S. since Trump returned to office in January last year.

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But to the rest of the world, the Trump administration’s cuts to science seem like an unbidden gift. And several are making sizable investments to attract American talent — just as the race for A.I. talent has reached fever pitch.

“The last time there was such a huge opportunity was the Vietnam War, when lots of graduates were coming to Canada,” [said] Canada’s industry minister, Mélanie Joly … describing the government’s plans to draw top U.S. scientists; it unveiled its $1.2 billion, 12-year program in December. “We want the best and the brightest,” she said.

Similarly, China last year fast-tracked relocation for scientists who had lost funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, where the Trump administration canceled or froze 5,844 research grants last year ….

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