Student & Parent Message Board
The Student & Parent Message Board is updated each week.
In preparation for the 2018-19 FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education has announced that the FAFSA on the Web will not be available on Sunday, September 24th from 3:55 a.m. through 2:10 p.m. (CT) and Saturday, September 30th from 9 p.m. through 12:25 a.m. (CT) Sunday, October 1st.
If you are a high school senior and planning to start college in the fall of 2018, this is the time to
create an FSA ID to be used when
completing the FAFSA. Be sure to submit the 2018-19 FAFSA, which will require 2016 income information, on or after October 1, 2017.
Students and their families seeking ways to pay for college should beware of financial aid
scams. Learn more 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.
Are you (or is your child) a high school student who plans to attend college and wants to learn about what financial aid may be available to help pay for an education? Be sure to visit the
Outreach Activities Calendar to view the list of upcoming outreach events in Illinois, and plan to attend the one nearest you.
College-bound high school seniors are encouraged to check out a
listing of tasks to be completed during the month of September, which is available at the
Mapping Your Future website.
An August 30 e-Message provides important information and several upcoming dates which may be of interest to both
students and
parents.
An
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 a federally declared natural disaster. Further details, including guidance of who to contact and required documentation, can be found at the
Federal Student Aid website.
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.
In order to receive full-year or fall-only term benefits for the 2017-18
Grant Program for Dependents of Police or Fire Officers or
Grant Program for Dependents of Correctional Officers, an
application must be received at ISAC on or before October 1, 2017.
The links below have information on topics that were previously listed on the Message Board.
Outreach Calendar/Events
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