Many offer more merit-based aid than need-based aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [College Within Reach,] Reference

LISOVICZ: Significant because these are need-based loans.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2008] Reference

State need-based aid has fallen victim to budget cuts as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gregory Cendana: Is college only for the wealthy?] Reference

Congressional leadership, expanded eligibility for need-based Basic.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference

I got need-based grants to go to college; Isaac won't be getting those.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping for Colleges: Does Price Matter?] Reference

Even before factoring in home equity, they do not qualify for need-based aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Understanding how colleges hand out aid can improve your chances] Reference

It gets even worse for families who are eligible for need-based financial aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [529 Savings Plans, Trick or Treat?] Reference

She also said institutions and states must do more to increase need-based aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [College aid is up, but tuitions are, too] Reference

Michigan and New Mexico have made deep cuts to need-based financial aid programs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nicholas Johnson: The Latest on State Cuts in Education and Services] Reference

Starting in 2011, SAFRA will also increase both need-based Pell grants and Perkins loans.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDL Launches "Students, Not Banks" Campaign] Reference

"Our challenge, then, is to raise significantly larger amounts of money for need-based aid.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Financial Earthquake] Reference

Perkins's legacy lives on in the form of the Perkins Loan, a need-based Federal student loan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eight Tuition-Free Colleges] Reference

The threes are less likely to get merit scholarships but can still qualify for need-based aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Understanding how colleges hand out aid can improve your chances] Reference

She also called for an overhaul of the financial aid process and an increase in need-based aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [College overhaul called 'overdue'] Reference

If the goal of affirmative action is to create a more equitable society, it should be need-based.    From Wordnik.com.  [Con: ... But Not At This Cost] Reference

And little federal grant aid or university need-based aid is available for those upper-income kids.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kids & Money] Reference

At the same time, the President's budget will provide the most federal need-based scholarships ever.    From Wordnik.com.  [Secretary Riley And Gene Sperling Briefing On Education] Reference

A 100% need-based scholarship for every student is now clearly necessary, but clearly unsustainable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Luce: Live from Leogane: Orphans International Partners with Haitian School Founded by Orphan] Reference

Meanwhile, there is no money to provide need-based aid to more than 45,000 students who qualify for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [States Weigh Cuts to Merit Scholarships] Reference

Since the subsidized Stafford loan is need-based, low and middle - income students are likely to qualify.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2007] Reference

Mr. KANTROWITZ: Well, the need-based grants, such as the Pell Grant, have not kept up with increases in college costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Expert: In U.S., Student Loans Trump Credit Card Debt] Reference

Utah was one of at least a half-dozen states to slash funding for merit - and need-based grants and scholarships this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Utah Legislature Restores Scholarship] Reference

While much of this money provides need-based support, a large amount is allocated to merit and other specialty scholarships.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making Liberal Arts Colleges Sustainable] Reference

However, a larger issue is the move from need-based to merit-based financial aid and the growing student credit card industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [College Students are Using Credit Cards for Tuition] Reference

Certain need-based loans qualify for "deferment," which means the government will cover any interest payments for a set period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Student Loans: Default Rates Are Soaring] Reference

Second, the interest rate on subsidized -- or need-based -- federal student loans also drops today, from 6 percent to 5.6 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rep. George Miller: New Benefits Make Student Loan Repayment More Manageable and Affordable for Millions] Reference

"I don't know exactly how I'm going to get that money," says Ms. Neff, 18 years old, who didn't qualify for need-based federal loans.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Last-Minute Dash for Tuition] Reference

I want us to emphasize need-based programs where we can because they work better and have a bigger impact and generate broader support.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Conference By The President] Reference

The Pell Grant, the cornerstone of need-based federal aid, has seen its purchasing power plummet nearly 40 percent since it was created.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gregory Cendana: Is college only for the wealthy?] Reference

In Illinois, the need-based Monetary Award Program was halved last month, leaving about 145,000 students without a spring-semester payout.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Last-Minute Dash for Tuition] Reference

Another allegation, that you personally awarded, Lindsay, 13 non - need-based scholarships to the kids of friends, including two who were academically ineligible.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 9, 2007] Reference

This allows families to have their financial aid package opened up again, reevaluated, and you may be able to get more money from federal grants or need-based scholarships.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010] Reference