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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Haddad said the committee is also planning an overhaul of the Promise program, an initiative to provide financial aid for first-generation low-income college students in Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury.
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Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Over the next four years, the school estimates more than a $1 billion in financial aid will be distributed through the program.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The reform keeps the core concept of ObamaCare in place but restructures it to ensure existing financial aid is being stretched to the max.
—Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Within higher education, Tutwiler highlighted the administration’s progress in doubling funding for financial aid, making community college free for residents, and eliminating tuition and fee costs for Pell grant-eligible students at public colleges.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Over the next four years, the school estimates more than a $1 billion in financial aid will be distributed through the program.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The reform keeps the core concept of ObamaCare in place but restructures it to ensure existing financial aid is being stretched to the max.
—Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Within higher education, Tutwiler highlighted the administration’s progress in doubling funding for financial aid, making community college free for residents, and eliminating tuition and fee costs for Pell grant-eligible students at public colleges.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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