The Student & Parent Message Board is updated each week.
If you are the dependent child or spouse of an Illinois police, fire, or correctional officer who was killed or became at least 90% disabled in the line of duty, you may be eligible for the
Grant Program for Dependents of Police or Fire Officers or the
Grant Program for Dependents of Correctional Officers. The application for these programs is available to download and print from the
Applications page, both for the 2012-13 academic year (used to apply for the 2013 summer term) and for the 2013-14 academic year. 2012-13 applications for the summer term are due to ISAC on or before June 15, 2013. To receive full-year consideration, ISAC must receive your 2013-14 application on or before October 1, 2013.
In observation of the Memorial Day holiday, ISAC offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, reopening on Tuesday, May 28. Access
isac.org anytime, or
send an e-mail message to the ISAC Call Center for questions or inquiries.
Are you a
member of the Illinois National Guard who plans to attend an Illinois 2- or 4-year public college? If so, you may be eligible for the
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program. The ING Grant
interactive application is available to complete and submit online, both for the 2012-13 academic year (used to apply for the 2013 summer term) and for the 2013-14 academic year. 2012-13 ING Grant applications for the summer term are due to ISAC on or before June 15, 2013. In order to receive full-year consideration, 2013-14 ING Grant applications must be received at ISAC on or before October 1, 2013.
A
recent press release from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announces that
2013 Presidential Scholars have been selected. The outstanding high school seniors receiving this honor include one male and one female from each state, the District of Columbia (DC) and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad. In addition, 15 high school seniors were chosen at-large, and 20 were named Presidential Scholars in the Arts. A ceremony honoring this year's Presidential Scholars will take place on June 16, 2013.
College-bound high school seniors are encouraged to check out two resources at the
Mapping Your Future website: a
listing of tasks to be completed during the month of May, and a
packing list for college.
B4College Alerts is a new smartphone app, currently available for Android-powered phones, developed by ISAC to provide timely and personalized alerts to college-bound students. Two types of alerts are offered: FAFSA Completion and ISACorps Events. Learn more about the app, view an informational video, and/or download the app (via either Google Play™ or QR code) at the
B4College Alerts page of this website.
The
Impact of Sequestration on the Federal Student Aid Programs page at
Federal Student Aid’s StudentAid.gov provides general information on how “across-the-board” federal budget cuts (known as the sequester) will impact federal student aid programs. As a reminder, the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 stipulates that the sequester is to take effect if Congress failed to enact legislation to reduce the federal deficit. The required budget cuts took effect as of March 1, 2013.
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