financial need
Lacking sufficient funds
Financial need is a shortfall between what someone can afford and what something costs, especially in contexts like education, housing, or medical care.
Institutions assess financial need to determine eligibility for aid, scholarships, or assistance programs: The scholarship is awarded based on financial need.
She demonstrated financial need on her application.
- making ends meetEarning enough to survive
- rentPayment for temporary use
- budget deficitSpending exceeding revenue
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- FAFSAFederal aid application form
tuition assistance · poverty line · low income · housing crisis · destitute · debt burden · scarcity · indigent · emergency fund · means-tested · unemployment rates · cost of living · food insecurity · bills · stretched thin · living paycheck to paycheck · economic inequality · living expenses
- Scholarship RequirementsGPA, grades, merit, test scores, SAT scores
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- Application Materialsessays, transcripts, letters of recommendation, recommendation letters, GPA
- Financial AidPell Grant, scholarships, grants, federal grants, fellowships
- grantsfunding, research grants, government grants, awards, allocations
- public assistancefood stamps, welfare office, public housing, cash aid, disability benefits
financial needaffluence
Abundance of money
wealth · prosperity · riches · plenty · opulence
financial needfinancial stability
Sound economic standing
economic security · financial freedom · fiscal health · financial cushion · safety net