“Please indicate whether you are requesting aid”究竟代表必须还是想要？

网申系统里面有这样一句话：

Please indicate whether you are requesting aid (including fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships). 选Yes或者No。

请问这里request的意思是“我必须要”还是“我想要”呢？？我怕如果是必须要的意思，又选了Yes，也许就不会录取=。=