Financial Aid Administrators

Find resources to help develop programs for the annual observance of Constitution Day, including access to the Constitution Day Resources page for students, via the Constitution and Citizenship Day document that is located in the e-Library's Job Aids & Reference Materials area. Required of institutions receiving federal funding, educational programs about the U.S. Constitution are to be held on (or around) September 17 every year.

2015-16 MTI payment request roster data is currently available in My Zone. Responses are due back on or before August 29, 2017.

System changes related to implementation of the 2017-18 Monetary Award Program (MAP) recompute formula have been completed, and all 2017-18 ISIR data received from the CPS through (including) August 14, 2017 is reflected in the MAP system (we have returned to daily processing of ISIR data).

The deadline to submit 2016-17 claims, adjustments (increases and decreases) and cancellations via the MAP system is 7 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2017. In addition, colleges are encouraged to finalize 2016-17 reconciliation activities no later than August 25.

Further details are provided in an August 15 e-Message.

An August 7 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education announces that security and privacy enhancements of the sensitive personal data transferred into the 2018-19 FAFSA® form from the IRS have been implemented. Further details, including guidance on the new solution, can be found in the electronic announcement.

A new State Legislative Update, dated August 8, has been posted to the e-Library.

Attention Illinois 2- and 4-year public colleges: make sure your students who are members of the Illinois National Guard are aware that the interactive application for the Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program is available to complete and submit online via the Student Portal for the 2017-18 academic year. In order to receive full-year consideration, 2017-18 ING Grant applications must be received at ISAC on or before October 1, 2017.

Students who are the dependent children or spouses of Illinois police, fire or correctional officers who were killed or became at least 90% disabled in the line of duty may be eligible for the Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire or Correctional Officers. To receive full-year consideration, ISAC must receive the 2017-18 application – which is available to download and print via the e-Library's Applications, Forms & Brochures page of this website – on or before October 1, 2017.

The links below have information on topics that were previously listed on the Message Board.

Outreach Calendar/Events

FAFSA Completion Information

Important Reminders calendar