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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Gulf cash is flowing to Egypt, with investors targeting hard assets rather than continuing the practice of providing financial aid to Cairo.
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 July 2025
The ghost students are fake or stolen identities wielded by scammers who flood colleges with thousands of applications in minutes, gain fast acceptance as students, request financial aid, and then disappear with the money.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Developing nations and small island states argued for stronger measures, in some cases legally binding, to curb emissions and for the biggest emitters of climate-warming greenhouse gases to provide financial aid.
—Stephanie Van Den Berg, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Delays in addressing problems and getting financial aid information.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 18 July 2025
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Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 25 July 2025
The ghost students are fake or stolen identities wielded by scammers who flood colleges with thousands of applications in minutes, gain fast acceptance as students, request financial aid, and then disappear with the money.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Developing nations and small island states argued for stronger measures, in some cases legally binding, to curb emissions and for the biggest emitters of climate-warming greenhouse gases to provide financial aid.
—Stephanie Van Den Berg, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Delays in addressing problems and getting financial aid information.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 18 July 2025
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“Financial aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/financial%20aid. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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