SIU President Randy Dunn says the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses will cover MAP grants for students for the spring 2017 semester.
The state's Monetary Awards Program, or MAP, provides grants based on financial need to Illinois undergraduates who study at approved colleges and universities within the state. SIU covered the MAP grants throughout the 2015-16 academic year, and is doing so for the current semester as well.
At SIU Carbondale, $5.6 million in MAP grants has been paid to over 2,900 students for the fall semester.
At SIU Edwardsville this fall, $3.4 million in MAP grants has been paid to more than 2,200 students.
