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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But no scholarship will be offered, and limited financial aid.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Scholarships and financial aid are available.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
But the Education Department has made contradictory statements about whether certain loans taken out by graduate students — Grad PLUS loans — will count toward that new borrowing ceiling, NASFAA, a group representing college financial aid administrators, said in a statement this week.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The grant funding is to support programs in several need areas, including food security, utility and financial aid, housing and homelessness prevention, mental health and substance use, transportation, senior support, and child and family support.
—Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Scholarships and financial aid are available.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026
But the Education Department has made contradictory statements about whether certain loans taken out by graduate students — Grad PLUS loans — will count toward that new borrowing ceiling, NASFAA, a group representing college financial aid administrators, said in a statement this week.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
The grant funding is to support programs in several need areas, including food security, utility and financial aid, housing and homelessness prevention, mental health and substance use, transportation, senior support, and child and family support.
—Erin Yarnall, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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 30 Apr. 2026.
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