(CARBONDALE, IL) — SIU will cover MAP grants for students in the spring 2017 semester at its Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses.  SIU System President Randy Dunn made that announcement Monday. 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 2,917 students for the fall semester. At SIU Edwardsville this fall, $3.4 million in MAP grants has been paid to 2,219 students.