Further I can't imagine Trump is going to be cutting engineering research, they're more likely to cancel gender/DEI research, which isn't exactly regarded as especially high quality research (even if it's only 10-15 million in funding)
Loan deferral programs for medical students during residency have been canceled as well.
These are two examples of how my own family was impacted in fields that were not DEI related.
No need to imagine:
https://www.rdworldonline.com/nsf-layoffs-in-2025-deep-budge...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2025/03/03/more...
https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-febr...
Singular lack of imagination on display considering recent events
The Trump admin seems to be going after waste and political government spending. DEI went under attack, and they've gone after fraud and other forms of abuse through USAID and government organizations. I'm sure they'll go after engineering research funding due to DoD cuts, and hopefully high F&A costs, but I would expect the majority of engineering research will remain intact. I try to be realistic in my understanding of what's happening, not imaginative.