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

Three years later, in April 2018, he was accused of misappropriating over $400,000 in funds while working at the financial aid office as an undergraduate. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

The rest will be spent on financial aid, academic programs, and technology and infrastructure, among other things, officials said. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

The first step in the student loan process The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the gateway to most federal financial aid. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Those estimates are necessary to build financial aid packages, but the cost of living can change in the months between when the numbers are calculated and when students arrive on campus. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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