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- Get money for the college or certificate program that is right for you—The 2026-27 FAFSA and Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid are now available.
The FAFSA® is the key to getting federal and state scholarships, grants and loans, as well as institutional aid, for education after high school. Some students may complete the Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid, which is an application for state aid only.- Get information about financial aid, help completing applications, and help with college planning/applications and more
Find free workshops, or contact your local ISACorps member. - Planning to complete the FAFSA? Create your studentaid.gov account now …if you don’t already have one. Note that parents of dependent students will need their own studentaid.gov account, separate from their student.
- Learn about the Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid
- Get information about financial aid, help completing applications, and help with college planning/applications and more
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Congratulations to this week's highlighted financial aid application completion medalists
How does your high school rank on completions? Check out ISAC's financial aid application completion performance metrics page - Learn More -
One Click College Admit
Getting into an Illinois public university or community college just got easier with Illinois’ direct admissions program One Click College Admit! Skip the application fees, essays, and recommendation letters! Your GPA is all that is needed for admission to a participating school.
One Click College Admit is a State of Illinois program that is supported in part by ISAC. Oneclickadmit.org is a separate website from ISAC.org.
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- 2026-27 Monetary Award Program (MAP) Suspense
- 2025-26 Monetary Award Program (MAP) Suspense
- Get free help completing your FAFSA—book a virtual one-on-one session with an ISAC expert today to complete your FAFSA in as little as 30 minutes!
- Joint letter from education agencies regarding Supreme Court decision on race-conscious admissions
- ISAC Statement on the SCOTUS Decision Addressing Affirmative Action
- Learn about Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid
- Visit the ISAC Student Portal
What’s your path after high school?
ISAC can help you find it…
Maybe it’s a four-year degree, or maybe it’s a certificate or vocational school. Maybe you take a gap year, or step into a job. ISAC can help you discover what’s possible for you—and we can help provide the support and resources for you to carve a path to get there. In addition to the state grants and scholarships we administer, the ISACorps provides direct services to students and parents statewide in helping them navigate the process of education after high school, financial aid, college search and admissions, and more.
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