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aid package

An aid package is the complete combination of different types of financial aid that a school offers to a student to help pay education costs.

In plain English

This means the full set of support a school puts together for one student's education costs. It brings different kinds of financial help into one overall offer.

In context

Here, "aid package" labels the summary of the complete mix of financial aid the school offers toward education costs.

Situation
Applying for admission, scholarships, financial aid, and following decision status
What it communicates
labels the summary of offered support

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say whether the offered support covers all education costs.

Examples

“Her aid package combined a grant and a loan, but she still had some education costs to cover.”

Core meaning

“After reviewing his aid package, Omar compared the school's offer with one from another college.”

In context