PhD stipends

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From Merriam-Webster's dictionary:

sti·pend
Pronunciation: \ˈstī-ˌpend, -pənd\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of stipendy, from Latin stipendium, from stip-, stips gift + pendere to weigh, pay
Date: 15th century

: a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses[1]

In modern-day graduate education, a stipend might be defined as such:

Date: 21st century

: how much money it takes to lure aspiring biomedical scientists into a PhD program


PhD stipends by academic year

Note: stipend tracking started informally during the 2004-2005 academic year with a small number of programs. Subsequent years contain more information.

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