ISAC Student Portal2026-27 MAP Payment Implementation
08/24/2026
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is sharing the following information to assist colleges in the administration of the Monetary Award Program (MAP).
Submit MAP First-term Claims by December 31
The 2026-27 MAP payment cycle has begun, allowing first-term claims to be submitted.
- Colleges can submit first-term claims by accessing the MAP system, as well as by File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
- First-term payment requests will be processed on a nightly basis as they are received from colleges, and then submitted to the State Comptroller for payment per standard operating procedures.
- The 2026-27 MAP first-term payment request deadline date is Thursday, December 31, 2026.
Program Reminders
- When submitting claims, remember that ISAC has suspended the announcement of 2026-27 MAP grants for all students whose initial FAFSA is received by the federal processor after April 23, 2026.
- A Payment Result Summary and Invoice Detail Report can be viewed or printed by selecting the Report tab in the MAP system the day after a payment request has been processed.
- The report includes Payment Results, Payment Exceptions and Invoice Detail about the payment claim.
- Be sure to review the report to see which requests, if any, did not process as expected.
- Any 2026-27 payment requests that were submitted via FTP prior to today (August 24, 2026) will not be processed, and will need to be resubmitted by the college.
- In order to prevent having to resubmit data in the future, never submit payment requests via FTP until after ISAC announces it is accepting the data for that academic year.
- Because Payment Offset and Reconciliation procedures apply to MAP, refund checks should not be sent for cancellations/adjustments made throughout the award year.
- Funds should only be returned to ISAC after a final reconciliation has been completed at the end of the regular school year.
Online Resources
- the "Payment" chapter of the MAP User Guide, which will soon be updated to reflect the 2026-27 payment cycle, is located in the MAP Electronic Processing section of the Financial Aid Administrators Processes area, and
- the MAP Payment section of the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area.
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If you have any questions, please contact Partner Services by sending an email to [email protected] or calling 866.247.2172.
