FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
Don't forget to register for the 2021 Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) virtual annual conference (Horizons of Opportunity: Waves of Change) which will take place from March 23rd thru April 8th, 2021. Further details, including
conference information and agenda, can be found at the
ILASFAA website.
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February 22 electronic announcement provides an update regarding the latest Next Gen Federal Student Aid (Next Gen FSA) initiatives and features for students and borrowers. Further details, including a summary of updated features, are found at the
IFAP website.
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February 22 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announces that fiscal year 2018 (FY2018) 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.
The
Patriot Education Fund provides multi-year scholarship assistance supporting Illinois military families.
Applications are now open through May 17, 2021, with tuition payments for eligible applicants to be distributed starting with the Fall 2021 semester. Active duty members, veterans, their spouses and children may be eligible.
March 1, 2021 is the priority application consideration date for the 2021-22
Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program application. 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).
March 1, 2021 is the priority application consideration date for the 2021-22
Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program application. 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).
Interest session proposals for this year's virtual College Changes Everything® (CCE) Conference – which will take place the week of July 12, 2021 – are due no later than March 12, 2021. Further details are provided in a
February 5 e-Message.
March 1, 2021 is the priority application consideration date for the 2021 spring term (or spring and summer terms) for the 2020-21
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program.
Applications received after March 1 will be considered for summer term only awards.
March 1, 2021 is the priority application consideration date for the 2021 spring term (or spring and summer terms) for the 2020-21
Grant Program for Dependents of Police, Fire and Correctional Officers.
Applications received after March 1 will be considered for summer term only awards.
A new
State Legislative Update, dated February 3, is available in the e-Library. The Update provides information about recent education-related legislative activity.
ED
announces that the mandatory Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) software upgrade deadline date has been extended to April 17, 2021. Further details are found at the
IFAP website.
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