JB Pritzker, Governor, State of Illinois

2024-25 NES Awards Announced and Payment Requests Being Accepted

12/06/2024

Unless otherwise noted, links in this message are to corresponding pages at the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) website (isac.org).

2024-25 Nursing Education Scholarships (NES) have been announced, and payment requests for the fall term are being accepted.

Awards Announced

All renewal applicants who have been certified as eligible by their college received priority consideration for awarding, followed by eligible new applicants.

Notifications will be mailed to award recipients by ISAC on Monday (December 9, 2024).

Resources regarding the awarding process may be accessed via the NES Electronic Processing area, as well as the Award Determination for Nursing Education Scholarships page.

Submit Payment Requests

The 2024-25 NES payment processing cycle has commenced, and colleges may submit payment requests (claims) for the fall term via the NES system.

The first payment run of the 2024-25 academic year will take place tonight, and payment will continue to run on a nightly basis every weekday.

  • Payment records that have been saved display a "U" status.
  • Payment records that have been submitted display an "S" status.
  • Only "S" status records will receive payment results.
  • A Payment Results Summary and Invoice Detail Report can be viewed or printed by selecting the Report tab in the NES system the day after a payment request has been processed. The report includes payment requests, payment exceptions and invoice detail.
  • The Payment Results/Exceptions report should be reviewed the day after submitting payment requests to see if any requests did not process as expected.

Although the fall-term NES priority claim deadline date has not yet been determined, schools are urged to submit payment requests as soon as possible.

Details regarding the payment process are available via the Nursing Education Scholarships Payment page and the NES User Guide.

Watch for Updates

Program updates – including the fall-term priority claim deadline, once determined – will be announced via our usual means of communication: the FAA Message Board, the NES Program News page, and/or this e-Messaging system.

You are receiving this message because you registered for ISAC's e-Messaging service through one or more subscription groups for FAAs.

If you have any questions, please contact School Services by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or calling 866.247.2172