financial aid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of financial aid
First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
Example Sentences
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Roughly 0.3% of students receiving federal financial aid are in failing bachelor’s-degree programs and 0.2% of student loan volume is in these programs, according to PEER.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The enrollment process needs to be examined, she said, to ensure students are not “being lost between application, financial aid, counseling, registration and their first day of class.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She’d do so in part by advocating for expanded financial aid and proactive check-ins with students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
Luckily my financial aid package didn’t require me to fence, so I was free to make this decision without worrying about my tuition.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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