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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Michael Bloomberg gave $1 billion via Bloomberg Philanthropies to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, to make medical school free for a majority of students, while also increasing financial aid for students at JHU’s schools of nursing, public health, and other graduate schools.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The bill would fund the government through mid-March and includes financial aid for disaster relief and farmers.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
But Watts said the school still lacks the money to offer financial aid.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
The evidence submitted Monday marks a new phase in a legal battle over allegations that, for years, 17 of the country’s top schools violated antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce financial aid for less affluent students.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The bill would fund the government through mid-March and includes financial aid for disaster relief and farmers.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
But Watts said the school still lacks the money to offer financial aid.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2024
The evidence submitted Monday marks a new phase in a legal battle over allegations that, for years, 17 of the country’s top schools violated antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce financial aid for less affluent students.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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