Financial Management

For students seeking support on navigating financial aid, scholarship opportunities, and budgeting for life events, AASAP can be a helpful source. Through monthly programming, AASAP brings students together to talk about money toward developing financial skills.

AASAP is always planning Financial Management Programs! You can stay updated on our latest programming by following our Instagram, joining our group on UIC Connection, or signing up for our weekly newsletter.

Check out some of AASAP's past Financial Management programs:

Students and AASAP advisor examine food ingredient options at the Budget-Friendly Meal Prep workshop
Budget-Friendly Meal Prep
AASAP hosted a workshop where students explored how to make culturally-relevant foods on a budget, supporting financial competence. Attendees made their own noodle bowls with labeled cost-for-serving ingredients.
A photo of a hand putting a paper heart inside a piggy bank, scribbled hearts and white polka dots on a dark pink background and the following information: AANAPISI logo Financial management logo Love that financial stability! Join AASAP for a Financial Management 101 event! Tues, Feb 25, 2-3pm at the AASAP Space (2720 Student Services Building) Learn about the basics of financial management and join us for a lovely meal AASAP logo
Love That Financial Stability: Financial Management 101
Covering topics such as credit, saving, and banking, this AASAP workshop shared strategies to build healthy relationships with money, building community knowledge and financial confidence.
The photo shows sewing kits and hands of attendees at Crafting Corner: Mending
Crafting Corner: Mending
Presented in collaboration with AARCC, AASAP hosted a workshop where students learned basic sewing as a financial management skill, discussing cultural connections to garments and sustainability.
Illustration of a person wearing a green top, pink pants, and white sneakers standing on top of a green arrow moving upward. On the left to the figure, there are drawings of coins. The illustration is on top of a yellow background with the following information: TRIO Financial Literacy Workshop logo AASAP logo Smart Finance: Investing 101 AASAP x Trio Financial Literacy Workshop Join us for an interactive workshop to learn about investing money in the stock market! Learn about the fundamental strategies of investing, from building a diversified portfolio to understanding market risk, then put your knowledge to the test in a
Smart Finance: Investing 101
Designed by an AASAP GRA, this collaboration with Trio shared basic knowledge on the stock market to demystify concepts around investing and encourage well-informed financial decisions.