National Science Foundation restores payments after five-day pause, but worries over science funding persist

On Sunday, the National Science Foundation announced that its payment system was back online to comply with a judge’s order, five days after the agency froze funding to researchers. 

While post-doctoral fellows were relieved that they could now request the checks they rely on to pay for rent, food, and credit card bills, some remain concerned about what they see as contradictory messages that the funding agency has put out, and worry their grants and livelihoods may still be at risk.

The NSF did not immediately respond to questions from STAT on Sunday. 

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