Financial Aid
Initials
Degrees
100

A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose that you do not have to repay.

What is a grant?

100

CUNY stand for...

What is City University of New York?

100

Any formal education or training pursued after completing secondary school or high school.

What is Post-Secondary Education?

200

A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.

What is a loan?

200

SUNY stand for...

What is State University of New York?

200
A degree granted after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or junior college.


What is an Associate's Degree?

300
Relating to a college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school.


What is work-study?

300

HBCU stands for...

What is Historical Black Colleges and Universities?

300

A student at a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor's or equivalent degree.

What is an undergraduate?

400

A grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.

What is a scholarship?

400

TAP stands for...

What is the Tuition Assistance Program?

400

An undergraduate degree, typically awarded after four years of study at a college or university, and is a common prerequisite for further education or certain career paths.

What is a Bachelor's Degree?

500

Refers to funding from the U.S. government, in the form of grants, loans, and work-study programs, that helps students pay for college or career school expenses.

What is federal financial aid?

500

The full name for FAFSA, the form that college students complete to determine their eligibility for federal financial aid, such as grants, work-study, and loans.

What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

500

A postgraduate academic qualification, typically following a bachelor's degree, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills in a specific field, often requiring research or a thesis. 




What is a Master's Degree?