FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
ED
announces the posting of quarterly reports to the FSA Data Center, which includes key findings on the outstanding federal student loan portfolio, application volume, and other pertinent information.
The 2019 Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) Fall Workshops will take place starting on Friday, November 8 at Spoon River College in Macomb, Illinois. Further details can be found on the
Training page at the
ILASFAA website.
An
October 8 e-Message announces that 2020-21 MAP data is now available to access via the MAP system, and daily processing of 2020-21 ISIR and eligibility status information has commenced. Additional MAP updates may be found in a
September 24 e-Message, and resources are also provided via the
MAP and
MAP Electronic Processing areas of this website.
Proposed rules amendments to the Illinois Veteran Grant Program, as published in the October 4, 2019
Illinois Register, are available for public comment. The public comment period expires November 17, 2019.
ED has
announced that the 2020–21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is available on the myStudentAid mobile app. Further details, including key features on the myFAFSA and myStudentAid mobile app links, can be found on the
IFAP website.
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 an
October 1 Press Release.
The 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) cycle, including FAFSA on the Web, opened on October 1, 2019. Details regarding the
2020-21 application cycle may be accessed via the
Applying for Financial Aid section of the
e-Library.
Due to the Columbus Day holiday, ISAC offices will be closed on Monday, October 14, reopening on Tuesday, October 15. Access the Financial Aid Administrators area at
isac.org anytime, or
send an e-mail message to the School Services Department for questions or inquiries. Information regarding schedules for Title IV processors and call centers for the Columbus Day holiday is provided in an
October 2 electronic announcement from ED.
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September 25 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that the National Default Rate Briefings for FY 2016 Official Cohort Default Rates are available now in Microsoft Power Point (PPT) format and Portable Document Format (PDF).
Encourage your returning college students to
create an FSA ID if they haven’t done so, which is used when
completing the FAFSA. Be sure to remind students to submit the 2020-21 FAFSA, which will require 2018 income information, on or after October 1, 2019.
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.
Remind your students and their families who are seeking ways to pay for college to beware of financial aid scams. Information is available at the
Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams page of the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Information website and through a U.S. Department of Education “
Don’t Get Scammed on Your Way to College!” document.
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September 11 e-Message announces that colleges may access enrollment verification data at My Zone for students who previously received funds from ISAC-administered teacher education programs and may have been enrolled at the institution during the 2018-19 academic year and/or are currently enrolled. These online rosters are to be completed by the college and returned to ISAC on or before Friday, October 11, 2019, verifying award recipients’ current enrollment status.
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