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Mar 27, 2026

NIH Foreign Research Restrictions Significantly Impact Quarter of U.S. Scientists

A survey of NIH-funded scientists found that 25% reported their research had been impacted a great deal or a fair amount by new restrictions on foreign research partnerships and subawards, disrupting global scientific collaboration.

Mar 27, 2026·3 sources

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▪Scientists with existing National Institutes of Health grants containing foreign subawards in May 2025 were initially offered two options: move their international collaborators' work to the U.S. or wind it down and return funds to the National Institutes of Health
▪The STAT survey of NIH-supported scientists found that 20% of respondents said they had been affected a little by the foreign subaward policy change
▪Among STAT survey respondents impacted by the foreign subaward policy, 28% said they moved the work of their international collaborators to U.S.-based institutions

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