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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The Big Beautiful Bill carries serious risks for talent development—cutting financial aid and limiting loan access just as companies struggle to recruit skilled, diverse professionals.
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Colleges and universities must be accredited in order for students to qualify for financial aid, and many colleges and universities will only accept transfer credits from a regionally accredited body.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Cowley said the university is concerned that federal budget proposals that may impact financial aid, student support services and research and development.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
And yet, the Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal 2026 calls for scaling back financial aid, including reducing the maximum federal Pell Grant award to $5,710 a year from $7,395, as well as curbing the federal work-study program.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Colleges and universities must be accredited in order for students to qualify for financial aid, and many colleges and universities will only accept transfer credits from a regionally accredited body.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Cowley said the university is concerned that federal budget proposals that may impact financial aid, student support services and research and development.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
And yet, the Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal 2026 calls for scaling back financial aid, including reducing the maximum federal Pell Grant award to $5,710 a year from $7,395, as well as curbing the federal work-study program.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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