financial aid
noun
US
: money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education
She qualified for financial aid.
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This erodes financial aid eligibility, especially for middle-class families living in high-cost areas with high equity but limited liquidity.
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
International students are typically ineligible for financial aid and instead usually pay full tuition, subsidizing other students.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
To do that, the county is working to improve local hospital financial aid programs for patients, so people don't end up in debt in the first place.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
That fear is contributing to a drop in federal financial aid applications, Montes said.
—Anna North, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
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Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
International students are typically ineligible for financial aid and instead usually pay full tuition, subsidizing other students.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
To do that, the county is working to improve local hospital financial aid programs for patients, so people don't end up in debt in the first place.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
That fear is contributing to a drop in federal financial aid applications, Montes said.
—Anna North, Vox, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial aid
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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