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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For years, undocumented students, including those protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), were excluded from paying in-state tuition and could not access state or federal financial aid.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Nearly 80% of TCU’s student body receives some form of financial aid, according to the school.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
That could be undone, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek said, if the subsidies go back to previous, reduced levels at the end of the year, when increases to the financial aid expire.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
And then the internal probe led to criminal charges against four more students from Ghana who were accused of financial aid fraud.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Nearly 80% of TCU’s student body receives some form of financial aid, according to the school.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
That could be undone, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek said, if the subsidies go back to previous, reduced levels at the end of the year, when increases to the financial aid expire.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
And then the internal probe led to criminal charges against four more students from Ghana who were accused of financial aid fraud.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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