Word: grant
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According to surveys, about half of parents don't grant allowances, and most others do it the way I have--haphazardly. Its proponents argue that an allowance can help a child learn about money, that he has to make choices among the many things he wants and must work and save for them. But there's a downside: an allowance can be a crutch for a parent. As long as the child can afford to pay for something--say, a barbed-wire wrist tattoo--a parent might be more reluctant...
...there in 1970 and there was no networking whatsoever," Grant maintains. "I don't think it's changed one iota...
...Grant applications go through a peer-review process, she adds, and are approved on their merits rather than a researcher's alma mater. And Harvard networking, she says, isn't a powerful tool in the medical research field...
Professor Wins 'Genius Grant...
...MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the "genius grant," also includes health coverage and comes with no strings attached--the money can be used for any purpose the winner chooses...