The Presidential Budget Request requested significant cuts/changes to R&D funding for FY 2027. Here's a breakdown of the proposal for some key R&D agencies.
For more details, check out the full report: /sites/default/files/2026-04/PBR%20Report%202027.pdf
The 2027 AAAS Awards cycle is open, and we’re looking for YOUR nominations!
Winners receive a monetary prize as well as a scientific spotlight at the next AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago. 🏆
To learn more, or to submit a nomination, visit the link in our bio 🔗
Do you have an idea that could shift the STEMM landscape?
Propose a Multidisciplinary Working Group that brings together experts from many fields to solve a critical challenge—across science, technology, engineering, or science policy.
No funding needed. Just creative ideas and a 1-2 year plan.
Proposals are due June 30, 2026. Submit yours today!
AAAS Members are growing their skills and boosting their careers on the Learning Hub. Have you checked out the latest courses? For STEMM professionals at every career stage, the Learning Hub has:
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📢 Join the AAAS Multidisciplinary Working Group on Disability Inclusion and Anti-Ableism in STEMM for a virtual town hall!
Members of the MWG have worked hard over the past year to identify actions that AAAS can take to support a more disability-inclusive STEMM ecosystem. During the town hall, they will share their thoughts with the broader community for insight.
Register at the link in our bio 🔗
The 2027 AAAS Awards cycle is open, and we’re looking for YOUR nominations!
Winners receive a monetary prize as well as a scientific spotlight at the next AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago. 🏆
To learn more, or to submit a nomination, visit the link in our bio 🔗
Meet the 2026 Class of Mass Media Fellows!
This cohort includes fifteen early career scientists that will soon be using their scientific knowledge and communication skills to report the news to the general public at outlets nationwide.
The Fellows will spend the summer working in local or national newsrooms, including Scientific American, NPR, The Idaho Statesman and The Los Angeles Times.
📢 Join the AAAS Multidisciplinary Working Group on Disability Inclusion and Anti-Ableism in STEMM for a virtual town hall!
Members of the MWG have worked hard over the past year to identify actions that AAAS can take to support a more disability-inclusive STEMM ecosystem. During the town hall, they will share their thoughts with the broader community for insight.
Register at the link in our bio 🔗
In an awe-inspiring lunar flyby last night, the four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II travelled further from Earth than any human has before.
But did you know that the leadership and legacy of a 2012 AAAS Fellow contributed to making the Artemis missions possible?
Trailblazer Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, played a major role in shaping space exploration. Beyond her leadership at NASA, she has been a force for good, encouraging underrepresented students to study and pursue STEMM careers.
The Administration’s FY 2027 Budget Request is out, and it once again proposes to slash science funding across America. If this sounds familiar, it's because it is.
Hear from AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh on what we are prioritizing this year when it comes to the federal R&D budget.
The U.S. administration released the FY 2027 Budget Request this morning, proposing deep cuts to science funding once again.
These proposed cuts are not final — they mark the beginning of the 2027 budget cycle. While there are similarities in the proposed cuts between FY 2026 and FY 2027, the final FY 2026 appropriations show the true impact of advocacy in action.
AAAS is committed to advocating with our partners to protect funding for scientific opportunity and possibility.
Decades of dedicated investment in scientific research and development have culminated in the launch of NASA’s Artemis II this evening, marking the first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century.
While the Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the moon, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is used to explore the universe’s farthest frontiers.
In 2023, Charles Frank Bolden Jr., John Mather, and Bill Ochs received the inaugural Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for their instrumental roles in launching the JWST.
Thanks to their leadership, the JWST has captured beautiful imagery over the past year that has given us new insights into our universe and how it came to be.
