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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Her credit union launched a community care initiative, delivering $53,000 in financial aid to more than 212 people.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Over the summer, a government watchdog said that the Department of Transportation hasn’t established the goals required to properly assess the performance of four financial aid programs designed to encourage shipbuilding.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Or your family’s college financial aid could be impacted when filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
While many campuses were delaying scholarship decisions until the government resolved problems with a new financial aid form, Swarthmore used other data to figure out applicants’ financial need.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Over the summer, a government watchdog said that the Department of Transportation hasn’t established the goals required to properly assess the performance of four financial aid programs designed to encourage shipbuilding.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
Or your family’s college financial aid could be impacted when filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
While many campuses were delaying scholarship decisions until the government resolved problems with a new financial aid form, Swarthmore used other data to figure out applicants’ financial need.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 11 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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