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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Four out of five people using Covered California qualify for financial aid.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
This year also marks the 21st year of serving families in crisis, helping to provide financial aid, housing, essential resources and basic needs to families struggling to care for their critically ill children.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The payments to the vendor purported to be for professional development, grant writing training, and student financial aid and counseling services — but no such services were provided, the report said.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
This year also marks the 21st year of serving families in crisis, helping to provide financial aid, housing, essential resources and basic needs to families struggling to care for their critically ill children.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The payments to the vendor purported to be for professional development, grant writing training, and student financial aid and counseling services — but no such services were provided, the report said.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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