Petition to Fund the MAP Grant in Spring 2010

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Currently, Illinois is not funding the Monetary Award Program grants this spring. The MAP grant is a form of gift aid that assists over 150,000 students across Illinois in receiving a college education.

We, the undersigned, are collecting input from students regarding the MAP cuts and will send the following petition to the Illinois General Assembly.

We, the undersigned, are concerned students who urge our leaders in Springfield to act now to fully fund the MAP grant in Spring 2010.

277 Signatures

  • Matt Olson
  • Monica Bykowski
  • Matt Spialek
  • Sarah Gonzalez
  • Jessica Yeager
  • Ayla Ault
    • Comments
    • Keeping this grant is imperative to my financial situation and continuing classes.
  • Kristin R. Pennock
    • Comments
    • For some students, this grant is the difference between staying in school and dropping out. If you're going to cut funding, do it somewhere else!
  • Kaylee Freeman
  • sean mills
  • James Webb
  • Nicolas Hardcastle
  • Jennifer Amsden
  • Christopher Yeagle
  • Blazej Szymoniak
    • Comments
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Freshman student
  • William Knapp
    • Comments
    • This program is vital to the future of higher education in Illinois. Please continue to fund the MAP grants.
  • Kim
  • Rachael Starner
  • Melody A Brite
    • Comments
    • I have a daughter that is going to college and needs all the money she can get to get the education she deserves. Taking this away will affect ALOT of people going to college!! Please don't cut this program!!
  • Anthony Patton
  • Emily Mouri
  • Julie Veile
  • Brittany Zirkelbach
  • Nichole Bosas
    • Comments
    • I will be a first generation college graduate, and this award is IMPERATIVE to my education. I come from a very low income family and this has been a wonderful gift that I have been able to receive.
  • Jeffrey S Moss
    • Comments
    • Killing education; forcing students to drop out because they cannot afford school because of 4,000 dollars being cut from their financial aid is NOT a choice!!
  • Stephan Sikorski
  • James Cooper
  • Emily Brown
  • Jacob Bierman
    • Comments
    • I need this for College
  • Andrea Ault
    • Comments
    • My daughter is needing funding for spring'10
  • Nicolette Lara
  • David Schiller
    • Comments
    • I have one year left and am massively in debt. If I don't get this grant I could very well have to drop out without my diploma, and around $35,000 to repay.
  • Clare Hancock
  • Mike Milett
  • Madysen
    • Comments
    • the MAP grant is a very important part of me finishing my college career. It depresses me everyday to realize I had this grant for 3 years and will not be able to finish my last year in college on time and will have to go back to school later in life because I have no parents to help me out financially.
  • Monika Fokaite
  • David Marquis
  • nicholas holm
  • James Liu
  • Rosie Starner
  • Ryan Hall
    • Comments
    • Save the MAP Grant Funding
  • Sharon Falen
  • Mayra Sanchez
    • Comments
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  • Jenny Buckle
    • Comments
    • I graduated from the University of Illinois this Spring, and without the MAP grant, I would not have been able to afford an education. Please allow future and current students the same benefit I was afforded.
  • John Bauman
  • Bridget Elaine Bruno
    • Comments
    • Without this grant I will be forced to drop out of college in the spring, please don't cut the program!
  • Kayla Taylor
  • Natalie Lister
    • Comments
    • I won't be able to finish college without the MAP grant.
  • David Ballard
  • Brittany
  • Alicia Ferraris
    • Comments
    • The MAP Grant is very important to me; I would not be able to afford college without it.