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Scholarships
Programs that provide or assist students to apply for awards which usually involve money and/or reduced tuition. Included are both needs-based scholarships which are awarded to outstanding students who are in financial need and honourary scholarships which are awarded on the basis of merit alone and normally carry a nominal monetary award. Scholarship funds come from many sources including private endowments, alumni contributions, college or university funds, individual departments or outside organizations.
Tuition Assistance
Programs that provide cash assistance for people who need additional financial support to pursue an educational or vocational program of study. Also included are programs that forgive past unpaid tuition fees for current or returning students who meet eligibility criteria.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.