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NSF awards over $125 million to eight universities on Aug 25

Federal awards data shows funding for STEM research, graduate fellowships, and scientific ocean drilling projects.

Priya Anand
Markets Analyst
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As of 2026-08-27 03:08 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
Federal awards data shows the National Science Foundation awarded a total of $125,695,782 to eight institutions on Aug 25. The grants cover cooperative agreements and project grants for research in semiconductors, AI, ocean drilling, and graduate fellowships.