Definitions for "Self-help Aid"
Funds provided through the work and effort of the student, including savings from past earnings, income from current earnings, or a loan to be repaid from future earnings.
Funds from jobs and from loan programs, such as the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Stafford and Direct Loans, and Federal Work-Study Program.
Financial aid loan programs or employment opportunity programs awarded to a student by a postsecondary institution as a form of educational financial assistance.