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Harvard Cites White House Order in Bid to Restore $2.5 Billion in Research Grants

Harvard told a federal judge that internal records show the White House directed agencies to halt grants without investigating its allegations of antisemitism.

Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
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A view of a gate to Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University on July 8, 2020, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/TNS)

Overview

  • Harvard’s court filing reveals internal communications showing the White House drafted template letters and set deadlines to freeze more than $2 billion in research grants.
  • Since April 14 the university said it received 957 orders to halt funding for projects spanning pediatric HIV, emerging biological threats, cancer and dark energy.
  • It has filed for summary judgment before U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs to immediately unfreeze $2.5 billion in blocked grants.
  • Harvard argues the abrupt freezes violated its free speech rights and federal law by denying agencies time to review the administration’s demands.
  • The case adds to Trump administration investigations into Harvard over alleged antisemitism, discrimination and its temporary international student enrollment ban.