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stipend

[stahy-pend] / ˈstaɪ pɛnd /


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Most payments are hourly, as they would be for nonfamily caregivers, but 13 states also have programs that pay family caregivers a small stipend of $40 to $50 a day not tied to hourly work.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

There is a hitch, though: To keep the stipend money tax-free, nurses must pay rent or a mortgage on a permanent residence somewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Since becoming a professional athlete, Mané has also supplied the school with free laptops and internet service and paid a monthly stipend equal to Senegal’s minimum wage to each family in the town.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Atlassian is providing support to departing staff, including extended healthcare, a $1,000 stipend, and accelerated bonuses.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

“Jabir’s debt too. And I’ll have to go into the jungle to find the Shetani, so I’ll also need a small stipend for food and supplies.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Perhaps — if such a program were enacted at the federal level — the brilliant idea of targeting Medicaid coverage could be combined with some opt-in option, perhaps with smaller stipends.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

The research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Canada Research Chair research stipends.

From Science Daily Jan. 2, 2026

Sharmina Siraj, a mother of two, called Zia "an inspiration", noting that stipends introduced by the former leader to improve women's education made a "huge impact" on her daughters.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

CSU’s chancellor, vice chancellors and university presidents will also receive enhanced retirement benefits and housing stipends for campus presidents will be increased.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

The brokers wait eagerly for defectors to graduate from the settlement center and begin receiving monthly stipends from the government.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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