financial aid vs financial assistance

financial aid and financial assistance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
financial aid	Yes	No	No	No
financial assistance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, financial aid and financial assistance are synonyms defined as:

financial aid and financial assistance: gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause

Other synonyms of financial aid include aid, assistance, economic aid, economic assistance.

financial aid (noun)	financial assistance (noun)
gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause	gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause