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stipend

[stahy-pend] / ˈstaɪ pɛnd /


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Unlike most high-level presidential appointees, the Arctic commission chair — who is eligible only for a stipend of up to about $55,000 a year — is not a federal employee under the law.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

While residents have no salaries or pay no taxes, they do receive a kind of monthly stipend of just over 200 euros in exchange for a minimum of six hours of work per day.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

As a Vietnam War veteran, Bo Kemper gets a stipend from the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 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

The stipend turned a noble act of charity into a painful way to make a few dollars, and it wasn’t worth it.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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 terms of his deal there weren’t made public, but packages for hotly recruited athletes at top programs like LSU can include free tuition, revenue sharing, endorsement money and parent stipends for travel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 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

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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