FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
We look forward to seeing you during the upcoming Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA)
annual conference, which is being held March 9–11 at the Chicago Marriott Naperville. A
February 28 e-Message lists sessions at which ISAC staff members will be presenting – be sure to stop by and see us!
Check out
Money Smart Week® (MSW) events that will take place from April 4 thru 11, 2020. Make sure your students don’t miss out on this series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances.
The 2019-20 MAP second term priority claim deadline date is Friday, March 6, 2020. Colleges are reminded to consider students who may be impacted by the
elimination of the 75-hour cap on MAP paid credit hours when submitting second-term claims.
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February 24 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announces that fiscal year 2017 (FY2017) 3-year draft cohort default rates have been distributed via the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) to all eligible domestic and foreign schools enrolled in the Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) notification process.
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February 21 electronic announcement provides an update regarding the latest Next Gen Federal Student Aid (Next Gen FSA) initiatives and features, including improved grant and loan information and self-service tools for students and borrowers.
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February 26 e-Message announces that priority consideration deadline to
submit interest session proposals for the tenth annual
College Changes Everything® (CCE) conference – which will take place on July 9, 2020 at the Tinley Park Convention Center – has been extended to Friday, March 13, 2020.
Proposed rules and amendments for the 2020-21 academic year are available for public comment in the
February 21st Illinois Register. The public comment period expires on April 5, 2020.
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January 31 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL GEN-20-01) provides schools with the 2020-21 Federal Pell Grant Program Payment and Disbursement Schedules. The 2020-21 maximum Pell award is $6,345. Further details, including corresponding maximum Pell Grant eligible expected family contribution (EFC), can be found at the
IFAP website.
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.
The
Patriot Education Fund provides multi-year scholarship assistance supporting Illinois military families.
Applications are now open through April 17, 2020. Active duty members, veterans, their spouses and children may be eligible.
A new
State Legislative Update is available for reference in the
e-Library, #13. The Update contains the most recent information about legislative activity occurring in the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly.
ED provides
updated information regarding the implementation of the transition of FSAdownload and the Financial Partners Portal to the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website, which includes two attachments with the new URLs that may require bookmarks to be changed in web and document content.
March 1, 2020 is the priority application consideration date for the 2020 spring term (or spring and summer terms) for the 2019-20
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program.
Applications received after March 1 will be considered for summer term only awards.
March 1, 2020 is the priority application consideration date for the 2020 spring term (or spring and summer terms) for the 2019-20
Grant Program for Dependents of Police, Fire and Correctional Officers.
Applications received after March 1 will be considered for summer term only awards.
The 2020-21
Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program application is now available, with an application priority consideration date of March 1, 2020. Details about this program are provided for applicants at the
MTI Scholarship Program page (which is located within the
Students & Parents –
During College –
Types of Financial Aid area of this website).
The 2020-21
Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program application is now available, with an application priority consideration date of March 1, 2020. Information for financial aid professionals regarding
eligibility for this program is provided in the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area of this website. Students can access information about this program and the application, via the
Illinois SETTW Program page (which is located within the
Students & Parents –
During College –
Types of Financial Aid area).
The Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid – used to apply for MAP grants by qualifying undocumented and transgender students - is now available. Further details can be found in a
January 6 e-Message.
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