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.
Examples of financial aid in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.
—
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know For now, the new appropriations bill that would cut even more funding to student loan programs and financial aid is just a proposal.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The school in the past year has delayed hiring, limited travel, imposed spending restrictions, and adjusted admissions and financial aid packages.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
Foreign students are not eligible for federal financial aid and often pay full price for tuition — double or even triple the in-state rate paid by domestic students at public universities.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial aid
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know For now, the new appropriations bill that would cut even more funding to student loan programs and financial aid is just a proposal.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The school in the past year has delayed hiring, limited travel, imposed spending restrictions, and adjusted admissions and financial aid packages.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
Foreign students are not eligible for federal financial aid and often pay full price for tuition — double or even triple the in-state rate paid by domestic students at public universities.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for financial aid
Cite this Entry
“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share