merit aid
Grades-based tuition discount
Merit aid is financial assistance for education awarded based on academic achievement, talent, or other accomplishments rather than financial need.
Colleges use merit aid to attract high-performing students: She received a merit aid scholarship for her test scores.
Distinguished from need-based aid, which considers family income.
Merit aid may cover tuition partially or fully.
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- full rideComplete academic funding
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- sticker priceManufacturer's suggested retail amount
- academicRelating to education or theory
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Assistance determined by income
need-based grants · Pell Grant · financial aid · low-income assistance · subsidized loans
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