Trump Suggests No More Government Grants for Harvard

‘A grant is at our discretion, and they are really not behaving well,’ the president says. Nearly $9 billion in federal funding for Harvard is under review.

People walk on the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 15, 2025. Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters

President Donald Trump suggested on April 30 that Harvard University would no longer receive any government grants, as the Ivy League institution continued to refuse to eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements and combat anti-Semitism on campus as requested by his administration.

“It looks like we are not going to be giving them any more grants, right, Linda?” the president said to Education Secretary Linda McMahon during remarks.