Different Kinds of Financial Aid
不同種類的經濟援助
American universities offer many different kinds of financial aid to students,including assistantships, grants, scholarships and fellowships.
美國大學給學生提供各種經濟援助,包括研究生助教獎學金,政府補助金,獎學金和學術獎學金等。
An assistantship is a job a student does.
助教獎學金是學生做的工作。
In exchange, the student receives money or attends classes for free.
學生會收到錢或者免費上課。
Graduate students usually get assistantships.
研究生通常會得到助教獎學金。
They may teach classes, help grade papers and tests, or do research in a laboratory.
研究生可以通過授課,評改論文,試卷或在實驗室做研究獲得研究生助教獎學金。
A grant is a gift of money to pay for some or all of the costs of college.
給予撥款是支付部分或全部大學學費的禮物。
Unlike loans, grants do not have to be repaid.
不像貸款、贈款也不需償還。
Private groups or organizations generally give grants to students who need the money.
政府補助金一般是私營集團或機構給貧困生提供的補助,支付其部分或全部的在校花銷,
Scholarships and fellowships also do not have to be repaid.
且受資助學術無需償還。
A scholarship is financial aid to undergraduate students;a fellowship is the same kind of aid for graduate students.
獎學金和學術獎學金分別面向大學本科生和研究生,
Generally, scholarships and fellowships go to students with special abilities or athletic skills.
一般用于獎勵那些具有特殊才能或體育特長的學生。
Some scholarships are based on financial need.Others go to students who live in a certain area.
有些獎學金的辦法會基于學生的家庭經濟狀況或學生所處的地域。