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Federal science funding cuts in 2025 and 2026 have led many early-career US researchers to consider leaving academia or moving abroad.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that federal science funding cuts in 2025 and 2026 have led many early-career US researchers to consider leaving academia or moving abroad?
Unclear. Two 2025-2026 surveys of early-career US researchers report that federal funding disruptions led many respondents to consider leaving research or pursuing science careers outside the U.S., but both are pilot or cross-sectional studies offering only partial support for the claim.
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C, H., JP, F., S, R., K, F., A, R., & A, B. (2026). Early career researcher responses to 2025 United States federal science funding disruptions: a rapid-response pilot survey.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1790840
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Early career researcher responses to 2025 United States federal science funding disruptions: a rapid-response pilot survey - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2026.1790840
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Federal Policy Changes and Career Stability Among NIH K-Award Recipients. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.8554
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From the Legislature to the Laboratory: How Federal Funding Shapes U.S. Public Health Research. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26153/tsw/64134
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