Trump Admin Opens Online Portal to Track Foreign Money Given to US Universities

Qatar and China top the list of countries to donate billions in funding to American universities.

The gates of Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 30, 2025. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File

The Trump administration unveiled a public portal on Jan. 5 through which people can look up how much foreign money is being given to American universities.

The “Foreign Gift and Contract” public transparency dashboard tracks more than $62 billion donated to U.S. higher learning institutions from foreign nations.