<p>I have a tentative financial aid that has not been finalized yet.</p>
<p>A scholarship that I am applying for asks me: Have you received or been assured of any financial assistance?</p>
<p>Should I say yes or no?</p>
<p>The answer is No because nothing is finalized. If/When you do have that first financial aid in hand, you can let the scholarship people know about it.</p>