"Cost of attendance." The average annual cost for a student to attend a college or university, including tuition and fees, room and board, books, supplies and other expenses and is used to calculate financial aid of an eligible student under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( Public Law 89-329, 20 U.S.C. § 1070 et. seq.).
"Institutional financial aid." The sum of all need-based and merit-based grants, scholarships, tuition waivers and all other forms of financial assistance provided to a student by a public institution of higher education that are not loans or work-study programs.
"Private scholarship." A scholarship awarded by a business, private foundation, nonprofit organization or service group. The term does not include an award funded by a private organization which is affiliated with a public institution of higher education and requests the public institution of higher education's assistance in selecting the recipient of the award.
"Public institution of higher education." Any of the following:
"Student." An individual enrolled at a public institution of higher education.
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