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Due to scheduled regular maintenance, all ISAC websites and functionality – including isac.org, collegeillinois.org, and the GAP Access, Student, College Changes Everything and My Zone portals – will be unavailable from 7 a.m. (CT) through 1 p.m. (CT) on Sunday, October 22nd. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced that system maintenance will take place on the Federal Student Aid websites from 10:00 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, October 21, 2017 until 11:05 a.m. (CT) on Sunday, October 22, 2017. Further details, including a complete list of website outages, are provided in an
October 13 electronic announcement.
An
October 17 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) provides updates, HTML specifications, and the Institutional Metric Data file related to the
Financial Aid Shopping Sheet for the 2018-19 academic year. As of September 2017 over 3,000 institutions, including 116 Illinois institutions, have committed to adopting the Shopping Sheet.
Colleges that have not yet responded to the survey for the
Handbook of Illinois Postsecondary Institutions are reminded to do so as soon as possible. Instructions for completion were sent to financial aid directors via e-mail over the summer/early fall.
Registration is now open for the 2017 Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) Fall Workshops, which will take place on Friday, November 3 at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove and on Thursday, November 16 at Richland Community College in Decatur. Further details are provided in an
October 18 e-Message, and via the
Training page of the
ILASFAA website.
The U.S. Department of Education announces the launch of a 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) email campaign beginning on October 16th to remind FAFSA filers that the 2018–19 FAFSA is available and that they should file early. Further details, including a second email campaign which will occur in January 2018, can be found in an
October 12 electronic announcement.
An
October 6 e-Message announces that the 2017-18 Monetary Award Program (MAP) payment cycle has begun, allowing first-term payment requests (i.e., claims) to be submitted via the MAP system (located within the GAP Access portal) and by File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The e-Message provides information regarding a new NSLDS® Default Release override, as well as processing reminders and access to available resources.
The interactive application for the
Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program is now available to complete and submit online via the ISAC Student Portal. Further details, including how to create a profile, eligibility requirements and required documentation, are found in an
October 4 e-Message.
An announcement from the U.S. Department of Education announces that the IRS DRT is available to use with the 2018–19 FAFSA form. Further details, including updated FAFSA and digital resources, can be found in an
October 3 electronic announcement.
An
October 3 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education announces that the final versions of the 2018-2019 FAFSA, 2018-2019 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet, and 2018-2019 Student Aid Eligibility Worksheet for Question 23 are now available in English and Spanish, in Portable Document Format (PDF). Further details can be found in the electronic announcement.
October is Illinois College Changes Everything (CCE) Month. Further details, including suggested ways to assist students with filing college applications and financial aid forms, are provided in a
September 25 Press Release.
The 2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) cycle, including FAFSA on the Web, opened on October 1, 2017. Details regarding the
2018-19 application cycle may be accessed via the
Applying for Financial Aid section of the
e-Library.
The next webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 25 at 2 p.m. (CT) on ISAC Update and an Overview of ISAC's Military Programs. Specific details can be found in an
August 29 e-Message.
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