When Yegor Domanov moved from Ukraine to the University of Helsinki on a fellowship funded by the Academy of Finland four years ago, he received a monthly stipend of €2,000 (US$2,600). The good news was that he didn't have to pay any taxes on it. The bad news was that he received no benefits, so he opted not to pay for health-care coverage. Now, he is in the second year of a €4,500-a-month Marie Curie fellowship administered by the European Commission. However, because taxes, pension and health care are deducted from his stipend, his take-home base salary is €2,200 a month. But he also receives a non-taxable monthly 'mobility supplement' - an incentive to encourage researchers to ferry knowledge to different parts of Europe - that adds another €600 a month to his pay.
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