Impact of Executive Actions on International Education

This questionnaire is intended to help NAFSA better understand the immediate and potential impact of recent executive actions by the Trump administration affecting the funding of international education and exchange programs, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programs, National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, and extreme vetting of international students and scholars.


The following questions span education abroad, international students and scholars, DEI programs, research funding, area studies and foreign language. Respond to as many questions as you are able.


You may submit this anonymously and without providing contact information.


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Thank you for helping us understand and convey the harm caused to your students, programs, institutions, and organizations. Please contact grassroots@nafsa.org with any questions.


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If you are located outside of the United States, please write N/A.

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Examples include Gilman Scholarship, Fulbright, IDEAS, and the Humphrey Fellowship program.


If you can provide any specifics (type/name of program, number of participants, financial impact, grant size, etc.) that is appreciated. If you can make ties to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness in your response, please do.

Examples include Title VI programs such as Language Resource Centers (LRCs), National Resource Centers (NRCs), Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Also included are Fulbright-Hays programs, such as Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad and group projects abroad.


If you can provide any specifics (type/name of program, number of participants, financial impact, grant size, etc.) that is appreciated. If you can make ties to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness in your response, please do.

Consider the effects on student stipends, for example.

If you can provide any specifics (type/name of program, number of participants, financial impact, grant size, etc.) that is appreciated.

Consider the impact on U.S. students’ learning environment in your response if possible.

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If you prefer to keep this information strictly limited to NAFSA's internal use, select "No" below.