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The Trump administration’s funding freeze affecting several prominent international education grant programmes in the US continues. Over 10,000 students and professionals participating in international exchanges – some American, some from other countries – have had their funding withdrawn. They have been given no indication of when – or if – funding of their programmes will be reinstated.

The US government paused funding of all programmes under the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) on 13 February 2025 for 15 days. Instead of ending the pause as expected on 27 February, it kept the freeze in place. 

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