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A student receives a substantial private scholarship after their college has already awarded them a full institutional grant covering their Cost of Attendance. The college then reduces its institutional grant to account for the new private scholarship. This scenario is best described as what phenomenon?

A Financial aid leveraging.
B Scholarship stacking.
C Scholarship displacement.
D Merit aid reallocation.

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

Scholarship displacement occurs when a student's existing institutional or grant aid is reduced because they have received an outside scholarship. This can sometimes result in no net gain for the student despite earning an additional scholarship.

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