Financial assistance or financial aid can refer to:

• Financial assistance (share purchase), assistance given by a company for the purchase of its shares or those of its holding companies
• Funding of science, the provision of financing for scientific research projects
• Welfare, financial aid primarily by governmental institutions or charitable organizations to individuals in need
• Subsidy
• Student financial aid, funding intended to help students pay educational expenses
• Bailout, financial support to a company or country which faces serious financial difficulty
• Bursary, a monetary award made by an institution to individuals or groups of people who cannot afford to pay full fees