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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These schools may now owe hundreds of millions more annually, funds historically directed toward financial aid, research, and student services.
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The latter highlighted the importance of the district’s universal free meal program due to federal budget cuts to social programs, like Section 8 and financial aid for higher education students.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
But there are no strict requirements for how much a hospital should spend on financial aid.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Students looking to receive financial aid, including federal student loans and grants, for the 2026-27 school year need to fill out the FAFSA to be considered.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The latter highlighted the importance of the district’s universal free meal program due to federal budget cuts to social programs, like Section 8 and financial aid for higher education students.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
But there are no strict requirements for how much a hospital should spend on financial aid.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Students looking to receive financial aid, including federal student loans and grants, for the 2026-27 school year need to fill out the FAFSA to be considered.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 8 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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