The Board Of A Prestigious Program Resigns After Accusing Trump Of Political Interference
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The board members say Trump denied Fulbright awards to several people they had selected for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The entire board of the Fulbright program, which fosters international education through an exchange program, quit on Wednesday after accusing the Trump administration of illegal interference, according to a memo obtained by The New York Times.
The program, which is administered by the U.S. State Department, awards scholarships to American researchers, professors and educators to go abroad.
In the memo, the 12 board members stated that the Trump administration had illegally canceled scholarships for nearly 200 professors and researchers who were set to travel to international institutions this summer after completing a lengthy selection process.
These scholars were supposed to receive acceptance letters in April, but the board discovered that they had received letters of rejection. The rejections were largely due to their area of research, including biology, architecture and agriculture, the board said.
“[T]he current administration has usurped the authority of the Board and denied Fulbright awards to a substantial number of individuals who were selected for the 2025-2026 academic year,” board members wrote in the memo.
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