{"id":730,"date":"2020-10-02T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/?page_id=730"},"modified":"2026-02-18T21:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:51:44","slug":"money-awareness-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/about\/money-awareness-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Awareness Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Money Awareness Program (M.A.P.)\u00a0enhances the Syracuse University\u00a0experience by replacing loan debt with grant funding for eligible students who have borrowed federal and\/or alternative student loans. There is no application as eligibility is determined by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs. There are three components of the program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replaces student loans with grant funding.<\/li>\n<li>Requires each participating student to complete a financial literacy session\u00a0every semester.<\/li>\n<li>Students must\u00a0submit a M.A.P. certification every semester answering general\u00a0financial questions and setting goals for the upcoming semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Money Awareness Program will support students until graduation, provided that funding is available, the student continues to fulfill the financial literacy requirements, and the student is registered for 12 credit hours each semester.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>February MAP Event<\/u><\/strong><br><strong><em>Emergency Fund Basics<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop will help you to create and understand the need for an emergency fund. We\u2019ll cover the beginning steps, tips to save, and give plenty of time for your questions.<br><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, February 20, 1:00\u20132:00 PM<br><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Virtual<br><strong>Register:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc7cAuFdeQjPz8gMmWBd1mP2NKVU1oqytH-RHUTc8GmIMGHQA\/viewform\">Here<\/a><br><em>After registering, you\u2019ll receive the Zoom information and a calendar invite. Please save them so you don\u2019t lose access to the link.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>March MAP Event<\/u><\/strong><br><strong><em>Investing for College Students<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friday, March 20, 1:00\u20132:00 PM<br><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;200 Bowne Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>April MAP Event<\/u><\/strong><br><strong><em>Money and Mental Health<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;Friday, April 17, 1:00\u20132:00 PM<br><strong>Where:<\/strong>&nbsp;200 Bowne Hall\/Virtual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Money Awareness Program (M.A.P.)\u00a0enhances the Syracuse University\u00a0experience by replacing loan debt with grant funding for eligible students who have borrowed federal and\/or alternative student loans. There is no application as eligibility is determined by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs. There are three components of the program: Replaces student loans with grant&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":874,"parent":713,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-730","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1697,"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/730\/revisions\/1697"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialaid.syr.edu\/financialliteracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}