financial aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of financial aid
First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
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The government also vowed to adjust student financial aid for inflation and by 2028 scrap Parcoursup, a centralized platform that manages college applications and that students say is too stressful and opaque.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
They often wrote about their struggles with financial aid, student loans and tuition costs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
She started college about a year ago, and scholarships and financial aid covered about half of her tuition, plus room and board.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Cabrera would do that by making student services easier to navigate and strengthening financial aid and other support, including for food, housing, child care and mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The university has also increased financial aid to middle-income students.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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