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The Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration also requested $168 million to more than double funding for a program that pays stipends to private companies that operate U.S.-flagged tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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

Under the new policy, the chancellor and campus presidents who do not have a CSU-provided residence will receive housing stipends ranging from $60,000 to $80,000, depending on the cost of living in their region.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The others were sustained on stipends from donors such as the National Research Council and the Rockefeller Foundation, or were paid out of unallocated grants made to the Rad Lab by the same bodies.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik