{"id":3319,"date":"2024-01-02T08:24:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T13:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=3319"},"modified":"2025-08-15T13:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:28:17","slug":"financial-wellness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/financial-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3319\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3319-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3319-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"741\" alt=\"Financial Wellness\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2025\/07\/Financial-Wellness-Center-Header.png 1110w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2025\/07\/Financial-Wellness-Center-Header-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2025\/07\/Financial-Wellness-Center-Header-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2025\/07\/Financial-Wellness-Center-Header-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2025\/07\/Financial-Wellness-Center-Header-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/261\/2025\/07\/Financial-Wellness-Center-Header.png\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3319-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3319-1-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"text-center\">\n\t<span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-usd\" style=\"font-size:35px;color:#000E2F\"><\/span>\n\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:5px;text-align:center\">\n\t<p style=\"font-size:18px;color:X000E2F\">\n\t\t<b>Financial Counseling<\/b>\n\t\t<\/p>\t\n\t<p style=\"font-size:15px;color:#000E2F\">\n\t\tStudents are encouraged to reach out and <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/book\/UCHFinancialAidOffice@uchc.onmicrosoft.com\/\">schedule<\/a> counseling sessions with a financial aid officer.  These sessions are open to all students, regardless of their year in school.  We feel that understanding your debt and finances in every year of your education helps prepare students for their post-UConn career. <\/p><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3319-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3319-1-1-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"text-center\">\n\n\t<span class=\"glyphicons glyphicons-education\" style=\"font-size:35px;color:#000E2F\"><\/span>\n\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:5px;text-align:center\">\n\t\t<p style=\"font-size:18px;color:X000E2F\">\n\t\t\t<b>Debt Scholarship<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"font-size:15px;color:X000E2F\">\n\t\t\tStudents can receive a scholarship for participation in the program by completing online coursework, attending webinars, seminars, and more.  Students will have the chance to earn multiple entries per academic term (fall and spring) but are only eligible to win once per academic year.  Learn more about the scholarship <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/scholarship-entry-details\/\">here.<\/a> <\/p><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3319-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3319-1-2-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"text-center\">\n\t<span class=\"glyphicons glyphicons-settings\" style=\"font-size:35px;color:#000E2F\"><\/span>\n\t<h3 style=\"margin-top:5px;text-align:center\">\n\t\t<p style=\"font-size:18px;color:X000E2F\">\n\t\t\t<b>On-Line Resource<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"font-size:15px;color:X000E2F\">\n\t\t\tWe partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamcfinancialwellness.com\/index.cfm?error=login\">AAMC First<\/a>, an online platform that provides financial wellness tools, educational content, newsletters and more.  Students can create a free account to access personal finance planning tools, online course, articles, and videos. <\/p><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3319-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-3319-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3319-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3319-3-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div style=\"background-color: #A9A9A9; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #ccc; box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 25px; color:#FFFFFF\"><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p style=\"color:#FFFFFF\"><strong>UConn Health's Financial Wellness Center provides resources and tools to help students manage costs and feel confident in their financial decisions from their first year through graduation and beyond.\u00a0 As UConn Health prepares you academically, so too, do we prepare you financially, to make informed choices and successfully manage your livelihood.\u00a0 Reach out and <a href=\"mailto:financialwellnessprogram@uchc.edu\">connect with us<\/a>.\u00a0 Your financial wellness is our number one priority.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3319-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3319-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><ul class=\"uc-events-list\" aria-label=\"upcoming events at UConn\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Create the event -->\n\t\t\t<li id=\"uc-event-item-0\" class=\"uc-event-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-month-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<abbr title='April' class=\"uc-event-month\">Apr<\/abbr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-day\">15<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/events.uconn.edu\/financial-wellness-central-hub\/event\/1153429-choosing-insurance\" class=\"uc-event-link castor-event-link\">Choosing Insurance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:00 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc-event-summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n  During this webinar you will hear questions answered and learn about the types of insurances, tools, tactics, and resources that help you prepare to obtain the proper insurance coverage throughout your medical career. Join Ms. Deanna Filosa, Physician Planning Group, for this informative and interactive webinar!\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3319-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3319-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3319-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_simple-social-icons simple-social-icons panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"simple-social-icons-331910006\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-3319-6-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Connect With Us<\/h3><ul class=\"aligncenter\"><li class=\"ssi-email\"><a href=\"mailto:&#102;&#105;&#110;anc&#105;a&#108;&#119;&#101;&#108;lne&#115;sp&#114;og&#114;a&#109;&#064;u&#099;&#104;c.e&#100;&#117;\" ><svg role=\"img\" class=\"social-email\" aria-labelledby=\"social-email-331910006\"><title id=\"social-email-331910006\">Email<\/title><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-social-icons\/symbol-defs.svg#social-email\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ssi-facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/106536676733998\" ><svg role=\"img\" class=\"social-facebook\" aria-labelledby=\"social-facebook-331910006\"><title id=\"social-facebook-331910006\">Facebook<\/title><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-social-icons\/symbol-defs.svg#social-facebook\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Counseling Students are encouraged to reach out and schedule counseling sessions with a financial aid officer. These sessions are open to all students, regardless of their year in school. We feel that understanding your debt and finances in every year of your education helps prepare students for their post-UConn career. 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