As a prospie deciding in the last hour, I’m curious to know what everyone thinks about the consequences of yesterday’s events (Harvard’s move and funding cuts) would be for current grad students at Harvard!
As a prospie deciding in the last hour, I’m curious to know what everyone thinks about the consequences of yesterday’s events (Harvard’s move and funding cuts) would be for current grad students at Harvard!
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To go by what we’ve heard from MIT’s reaction to federal cuts,.the effects are expected to be muted for current graduate students (unless they’re not U.S. citizens), that they’re committed to using their funds to see people through their program, but significant for would-be graduate students, who simply won’t see slots open unless faculty can find alternative sources of medium-term external funding.
This, however, doesn’t address the knock-on effects of the cuts to being a researcher. Lab supplies,. conference travel, field work support…