financial aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of financial aid
First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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I implore you to encourage her to keep her options open about applying in the United States, as there are more financial aid options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Less than 200 mostly private colleges use a supplemental form, the CSS Profile, to award their own financial aid.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
She attended Princeton on 90% financial aid while working part-time jobs on campus like librarian, tutor and bartender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"They're wanting to contribute to the community. They want to be independent of receiving financial aid and they're not able to do it - they're actually trapped in it, in some respects."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Frank Schneider, director of financial aid at the University of Santa Clara, notified me that my National Defense Student Loan application for one thousand dollars had been approved.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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