FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
ED announces that an updated 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide is now available and provides an ISIR record layout update. Further details can be found in a
November 27 electronic announcement at the
FSA Partner Connect website.
The
federal student loan payment pause has come to an end, and ISAC is hosting free webinars in December regarding how student loan borrowers can navigate repayment. Further details – including dates, times, and how to register – are provided in a
November 30 e-Message.
2023-24
Nursing Education Scholarships (NES) have been announced, and notifications are being mailed to award recipients by ISAC. Further details – including a reminder regarding changes that will be in effect when 2023-24 NES payment processing functionality becomes available (anticipated by mid-December) – are provided in a
November 29 e-Message.
Registration is now open for the eleventh annual Illinois Education and Career Success Network Conference, which will take place on February 29, 2024 at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. Register by December 31, 2023 to receive the early bird rate of $40 (registration will increase to $50 starting on January 1, 2024). Further details, including a description of the conference and information about the keynote speaker, are provided in a
November 29 e-Message.
ED’s updated
announcement reminds organizations that they must sign an updated Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) enrollment agreement as soon as possible. Further details are found at the
FSA Partner Connect website.
In a
November 15 Electronic Announcement, ED announced that the 2024-25 FAFSA will be available by December 31, 2023 and that schools will begin receiving ISIR data by the end of January, 2024. Other updates on the transition to the redesigned FAFSA are also provided.
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November 15 e-Message announces that session materials from the
2023 FAFSA Symposium are now available online.
ED
announces updated information about major FSA Partner Connect implementation enhancements, which includes an extensive redesign of the Application for Approval to Participate in the Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs (E-App). Further details can be found at the
FSA Partner Connect website.
The priority claim deadline date for
2023-24 MAP payment requests for the first term is Friday, December 8, 2023.
ISAC is now accepting 2022-2023
enrollment verification data for students who previously received funds from the Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program, Minority Teacher of Illinois Scholarship (MTI) Program, and Optometric Education Scholarship Program (OESP). Data is due on Friday, December 1, 2023. Further details are available in an
October 30 e-Message.
Proposed administrative rules and amendments were published in the October 20
th Illinois Register. The public comment period is open through Monday, December 4
th. Instructions for submitting comments are included in the Register.
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