A ROTH IRA will not lower your taxes, if is after tax income. A traditional IRA is pre-tax income and could lower your income, if you qualify.
You must have taxable earned income to qualify. Table 1-1 in Pub 590 states taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments qualify along with wages, salaries, self-employment income.
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