FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
Effective immediately, 2017-18 Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
initial certifications for students may be completed online by colleges via My Zone. Further details are provided in a
September 20 e-Message.
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September 19 e-Message announces that colleges may submit 2017-18 Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program enrollment hours and benefit dollar amounts for the fall term via the ING Grant benefits usage function at GAP Access. The fall term deadline for submitting benefit usage data will be announced once it has been determined (anticipated to be in December).
The next webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 27 at 2 p.m. (CT) on ISAC Update and an Overview of GAP Access and MAP Payment Processing. Specific details can be found in an
August 29 e-Message.
Remind your students who are seeking ways to pay for college, to beware of financial aid scams. Information is available at the
Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams page of the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Information website and through a U.S. Department of Education “
Don’t Get Scammed on Your Way to College!” document.
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September 5 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education announces reminders to school partners and state agencies regarding best practices and guidance of securing data from the FAFSA and the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT).
ISAC will offer Financial Aid 101 (for new financial aid professionals) and Financial Aid 201 (for more experienced financial aid administrators) Workshops in September. Further details, including specific dates and locations, are provided in a
September 5 e-Message.
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August 29 e-Message provides information regarding several upcoming important dates. Continue to visit the Program News sections of individual
gift assistance programs for the latest updates.
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August 29 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) provides information to assist students enrolled in college and federal student loan borrowers who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Further details, including guidance of who to contact and required documentation, can be found in the electronic announcement.
Remind your students impacted by the upcoming deadline date that, in order to receive full-year or fall-only term benefits for the
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program, a 2017-18 ING Grant Program application must be received at ISAC on or before October 1, 2017. Applicants may complete and submit the
interactive application for the ING Grant via the
Students & Parents area of this website.
Remind your students impacted by the upcoming deadline date that, in order to receive full-year or fall-only term benefits for the 2017-18
Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire or Correctional Officers, an
application must be received at ISAC on or before October 1, 2017.
Encourage your prospective students, and current students who have not yet applied for financial aid, to use the MAP Estimator online tool to get an idea of their eligibility for the
Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant. Students can access the MAP Estimator, which has been updated to reflect the 2017-18 recompute formula, via the
Toolbox area of the
ISAC Student Portal.
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