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

Colleges package financial aid in layers, starting with the federal aid a student is eligible for, then state aid on top of that, then college aid. — Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

On July 1, Workforce Pell took effect, marking the first time in the Pell Grant’s half-century history that federal financial aid can pay for short-term workforce training, in programs as brief as eight weeks. — Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

International students are not eligible for federal financial aid and often pay full tuition. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Starting this month, a working adult in their mid-30s seeking to upgrade their skills will have access to the same source of federal financial aid that is available to a high school graduate heading off to a four-year degree institution in the fall. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

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