Between 1995-96 and 2003-04, institutional merit aid alone increased 212%, compared with 47% for need-based grants.

在1995-96年到2003-04年间，仅机构绩效奖学金一项就增长了212%，而基于需求的奖学金增长了47%。

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Yale is also one of the very few universities in the United States that grants need-based for financial aids for all of the international students.

耶鲁也是很少几个美国大学按需要给予国际本科生财政援助的大学之一。

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Millions of students never even enter college due to their own limited financial resources, inadequate need-based grants or both.

WSJ: Should More College Financial Aid Be Based on Need, Not Merit?

He said the more effective way to help low-income students would be to boost Pell Grants, need-based federal grants for college education that don't have to be repaid.

WSJ: Student Debt Sparks a Fight

Ivy league colleges discount only for need, but in 2003--04, 62% of public and 50% of private school grants were based on merit, up from 45% and 33% respectively ten years earlier.

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