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financial aid

[ fi-nan-shuhl eyd, fahy- ]

noun

  1. monetary support, as a loan or scholarship, that is used to pay for school, especially higher education:

    I don’t qualify for need-based financial aid, so I’ll have to hope I’m awarded a merit-based grant.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of financial aid1

First recorded in 1770–80, for an earlier sense
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She hopes to receive financial aid to attend a nursing program at L.A.

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He said if students at Occidental were to lose their legal status, the college would make “all reasonable efforts” to help them retain eligibility for financial aid and housing.

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It has since been criticised as being too restrictive because as the so-called "missing middle", were excluded - those considered too wealthy to qualify for financial aid but who struggle to afford tuition fees.

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First came the executive order to temporarily freeze all federal financial aid in January, when Head Start staff suddenly couldn’t access the funds they had been promised.

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Functions including student loans and financial aid are expected to be transferred to other agencies.

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