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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Without more details, Hayes leaned toward supporting the sister's decision to withhold financial aid.
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Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet in nationwide polls, over 80% of Republicans and Democrats support limits on medical debt collections and stiffer rules requiring hospitals to offer patients financial aid.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
Mexico will cooperate, Sheinbaum said, but would seek U.S. financial aid to help cover the costs of repatriating third-country nationals.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
As part of its commitment to Los Angeles, Frieze is a founding contributor to the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, which provides financial aid to artists and art workers affected by the wildfires.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Yet in nationwide polls, over 80% of Republicans and Democrats support limits on medical debt collections and stiffer rules requiring hospitals to offer patients financial aid.
—Next Avenue, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
Mexico will cooperate, Sheinbaum said, but would seek U.S. financial aid to help cover the costs of repatriating third-country nationals.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
As part of its commitment to Los Angeles, Frieze is a founding contributor to the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund, which provides financial aid to artists and art workers affected by the wildfires.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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