A letter signed by six former NSF directors warns congressional leaders about the detrimental effects of recent funding and staffing cuts on scientific research in the U.S. They emphasize that these cuts hinder the country's ability to maintain global technological dominance, particularly against competitors like China. The signatories advocate for a significant increase in the NSF budget to meet the Trump administration's vision for science and technology innovation, calling for commitments to fundamental research and education to secure America's scientific future.
Achieving the President's vision requires a major enhancement of the NSF budget, ideally a doubling of the FY25 level over the next few years.
In the current political climate, we know this is a bold request. We make it, nonetheless, to say - if we truly wish to realize this vision, we must commit to a historic investment in fundamental research.
#trump-administration #national-science-foundation #scientific-research #funding-cuts #global-competition
Collection
[
|
...
]