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financial aid

[fi-nan-shuhl eyd, fahy-] / fɪˈnæn ʃəl ˈeɪd, faɪ- /




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"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

Saving one-third of your son’s future college expenses usually means you expect to fund his education through a combination of a 529 plan, income during his college years, financial aid, scholarships and, yes, student loans.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

At an annual meeting of financial-aid administrators hosted by the Education Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid earlier this year, people who work in college financial aid barraged government officials with questions about the change.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Endowments help fund the operations of institutions, which rely on steady distributions to pay for staff salaries, financial aid and capital improvements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Of 3,100 incoming freshmen, it now seems that about 180 will qualify for the new financial aid program, up from 130 who would have done so the year before.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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