US EditionTrump Administration Cancels Grant to Recruit Engineering Students From Rural Nebraska
- The Trump administration canceled a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant aimed at recruiting engineering students from rural Nebraska in 2024.
- This grant cancellation was part of a broader federal effort to cut funding for programs tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion amid a realignment of agency priorities.
- Since January, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has experienced a loss of over seventy federal grants amounting to close to $92 million, which has impacted research in diverse fields such as agriculture, biomedicine, and climate science.
- UNL engineering Dean Lance Prez affirmed their continued commitment to the grant's goals despite the cuts, and research professor Wendy Smith emphasized they never practiced racial preference.
- The cancellations may hinder efforts to improve educational outcomes in rural areas and reduce funding opportunities for graduate students pursuing engineering careers.
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Trump administration cancels grant to recruit engineering students from rural Nebraska
Among the hundreds of National Science Foundation grants terminated by the Trump administration were programs to recruit engineering students from rural Nebraska and improve math instruction at the college level.
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