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More Illinois Students Might See Smaller MAP Grants

By AP/KWMU

Springfield, ILL. – The commission that oversees financial aid for Illinois college students is considering reducing the maximum amount of so-called MAP-grants.

MAP (Monetary Assistance Program) grants come from money state lawmakers appropriate every year to provide financial assistance to Illinois college students. Unlike loans, MAP grants need not be repaid.

The most any one Illinoisan can get in MAP grants is just under $5,000. The Student Assistance commission will meet Monday to discuss whether to cut that amount by almost $250 dollars to $4,471. Administrators say such a cut would free up cash that could go to almost 14,000 more students.

This year 130,000 students received the grants; officials say the new maximum amount could increase that to 144,000 students.

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