And the number of Black NIH-funded folks was already too damned low, and not representative of the population.
Historical NIH success rates show that Black applicants are roughly 10% to 13% less likely to receive investigator-initiated research awards (like R01s) compared to white applicants.
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The number of Black NIH-funded Fellows has plummeted by a staggering 40% from 2024 to 2025; for Hispanic trainees the number has fallen by 33%.
These figures are nothing short of horrifying. The Trump administration is stealing the future of science.
