The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
All first term benefit usage data (claim) submissions are due no later than December 27th for the 2019-20 IVG Program.
Be sure to regularly visit the
2020-21 FAFSA Completion page (located in the
Applying for Financial Aid area of the
e-Library) for the latest information regarding the upcoming financial aid processing cycle.
ISAC will create RISE Act Student Records for students who complete the 2020-21 RISE Act Application after it becomes available on January 1, 2020. A
file layout document is now available for colleges to access online, providing RISE Act Student Record field names, field lengths, and start and end positions for each data element. Additional information may be found in a
December 4 e-Message.
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listing of all 2020-21 State Scholars - displayed alphabetically by high school, within each school's county – is available via the "Featured" area of our home page.
ED's updated
announcement reminds all organizations enrolled for Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) accounts that they are required to review and validate their assigned TG numbers (SAIG mailboxes) and Electronic Services user accounts by December 13, 2019.
ED
announces that the College Scorecard is now published, which includes student’s earnings and loan debt data after graduation per field of study.
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November 20 e-Message announces that the next annual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference will take place on July 9, 2020 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. Mark the date on your calendar now, and watch for additional details in the coming months.
As of the RISE Act’s effective date of January 1, 2020, the 75-hour MAP paid credit hours (MPCH) limit for freshman and sophomore students will be removed. Because the change takes effect in the middle of the 2019-20 academic year, some students who were not MAP-eligible in the fall term may be eligible for spring term awards. Further details are provided in a
November 19 e-Message.
Plan to participate in upcoming webinars that will provide information regarding implementation and the application process for the RISE Act (multiple dates in December). Further details are provided in a
November 15 e-Message.
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