The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
There is still time to
register for one of the call-to-action webinars being offered during the month of May, where you will learn how ISAC can support you and your students with free assistance – throughout the summer, and year-round. See the
May 13 e-Message for details regarding dates, times, and what will be discussed during the webinar.
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) 2024 National Conference will be held June 16-19, 2024 at the Wisconsin Center District (Convention Center) in Milwaukee, WI. Details, including registration information and agenda, are available in the
Conference area at the
NASFAA website.
Registration is now open for the
2024 College Changes Everything® (CCE) conference – Community Health – which will take place on July 18, 2024 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Further details are provided in a
May 9 e-Message.
This is a reminder to submit 2024-25 budget data for gift assistance programs to ISAC on or before Saturday, June 1, 2024. Further details are available via the
Gift Assistance Budget Instructions page, as well as in the
ISAC's Budget Reporting Process User Guide.
ED
announces the availability of the updated version of the 2024-25 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools. Further details are provided on the
FSA Partner Connect website.
Join us at 10 a.m. (CT) on Tuesday, May 14 for a “Policies & Procedures about the Budget Reporting Process” webinar. Further details, including how to participate in the webinar, are provided in a
May 2 e-Message.
Be sure to regularly visit the 2024-25
FAFSA Completion page (located in the
Applying for Financial Aid area of the
e-Library) for the latest information regarding the upcoming financial aid processing cycle.
As the financial aid community continues to work through the impacts of the delay in the opening of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) and subsequent issues, ISAC has taken the opportunity to review a number of our processes and procedures with an eye toward any administrative flexibility we may be able to provide. Specific details regarding such flexibilities, which are effective immediately, are provided in an
April 24 e-Message.
An
April 23 e-Message provides updates regarding the submission of 2023-24 payment requests (claims) and benefit usage data for several ISAC-administered
gift assistance programs.
Proposed rules amendments, as published in the
April 19 Illinois Register, are open for public comment. Instructions for submitting comments are in the Register. The 45-day comment period expires on June 3, 2024.