EU and France Offer €500M and €100M to Attract US Scientists After Trump Cuts $400M from Columbia University

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Updated May 6, 2025, 09:51 PM

The European Union and France are launching initiatives to attract US-based scientists affected by recent funding cuts and policy changes under President Donald Trump's administration. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a €500 million package for 2025-2027 aimed at luring top global researchers to Europe under the 'Choose Europe for Science' initiative. French President Emmanuel Macron pledged an additional €100 million to attract foreign researchers to France. The moves come in response to Trump's decision in March to cut federal funding to several US universities, including Columbia University, which announced the layoff of nearly 180 researchers due to the revocation of $400 million in federal grants. The Trump administration cited Columbia's alleged failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment as the reason for the cuts. Macron criticized Trump's policies as a 'mistake' and a 'diktat', emphasizing the importance of free and open research. The EU and France are positioning themselves as alternatives for researchers seeking a more welcoming environment, with von der Leyen expressing the bloc's goal to reach a 3% GDP target for research and development investment by 2030. Both leaders made these announcements at La Sorbonne in Paris.

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Fox News

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Columbia University said it will cut around 180 staff members following the @realdonaldtrump administration’s announcement in March that it canceled $400 million in federal grants over the Ivy League school’s "failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment." https://t.co/RltFWhl4KC

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Columbia University said it was laying off around 180 researchers amid a funding squeeze prompted by President Donald Trump's move to strip the Ivy League institution of $400 million ➡️ https://t.co/6qq8C1TJIJ https://t.co/kqI7gVy2tg

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Europe is getting serious about its attempts to lure U.S. researchers who have lost their jobs or want to leave the country because of the assault on research by President Donald Trump’s administration. https://t.co/BGsxYrkl8P