need-based
Awarded by circumstances
Need-based describes programs, policies, or aid that are allocated according to a person's demonstrated financial need rather than merit or other criteria.
Financial aid for college is often need-based, meaning students from lower-income families receive more assistance than those from wealthier ones.
She qualified for need-based scholarships after submitting her family's tax returns.
The term appears most frequently in discussions of education funding, government assistance, and charitable giving.
Support or aid given
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- grantBestow or award money
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- reliefEasing of distress
benefit · allocation · funding · provision · entitlement · support · charity · philanthropy
Payment for instruction
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- bursaryEducational financial award
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
education · underprivileged · accessibility · equity · opportunity · low-income · affordability · endowment
Severe lack of resources
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
hardship · deprivation · vulnerable · marginalized · at-risk · underserved
Pressing need for action
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
food · shelter · clothing · water · sanitation · medicine · fundamental · vital
Contingent on financial status
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
screening · requirement · prerequisite · conditional · dependent · circumstantial · proviso · documentation
assistance
Support or aid given
relief · benefit · allocation · funding · provision · entitlement · support · charity · philanthropy · donation
tuition
Payment for instruction
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- bursaryEducational financial award
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
funding · education · underprivileged · accessibility · equity · opportunity · low-income · affordability · endowment · work-study
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
underprivileged · hardship · deprivation · vulnerable · marginalized · at-risk · underserved
urgency
Pressing need for action
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
healthcare · food · shelter · clothing · water · sanitation · medicine · fundamental · vital · indispensable
means-tested
Contingent on financial status
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- thresholdPoint of beginning
assessment · screening · requirement · prerequisite · conditional · dependent · circumstantial · proviso · documentation · application
- allocation methodslottery, quota, rationing, first come first served, random selection
- pricing termsprice, cost, fee, charge, rate
- Application Materialsessays, transcripts, letters of recommendation, recommendation letters, GPA
need-basedmerit-based
Awarded by achievement
performance-based · competitive · universal · random · automatic
need, basis, needed, needy, based, necessity, needing, needless, unneeded