Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds are on hold at several universities, including Northwestern University. The Trump administration has reportedly frozen $790 million in federal funding at Northwestern.

The moves come as the Trump administration cuts off money to other selective and ivy league schools, citing their responses to Pro-Palestinian protests that took over campuses in 2024. The protests led to hundreds of complaints of antisemitism on campus,

The Trump admin is freezing $1 billion in federal funding from Cornell and $790 million from Northwestern University as both face civil rights investigations, according to reports.

In an unusual move, the government is aiming to legally bind the school to changes as they negotiate over federal funding.

Northwestern University researchers received the notices late Wednesday after the Trump administration announced plans to cut $790 million in the university’s funding.

President Donald J. Trump’s administration froze $790 million in federal funding to Northwestern University, as part of a White House crackdown on anti-semitism on college campuses.