The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
The 2021 Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (ILASFAA) virtual annual conference (Horizons of Opportunity: Waves of Change) will take place March 23rd thru April 8th, 2021. Watch for further details in the coming weeks at the
ILASFAA website.
In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, ISAC offices will be closed on Monday, January 18, reopening on Tuesday, January 19. 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 is provided in a
January 8 electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
Colleges are encouraged to submit spring-term claims for the 2020-21 MTI Scholarship and Golden Apple programs, as well as spring-term benefit usage data for the 2020-21 ING and IVG programs. Further details are provided in a
January 8 e-Message.
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January 5 e-Message announces that – along with second-term claims now being accepted – late first-term claims are being paid, and will continue to be paid through the second-term priority claim deadline of March 5, 2021.
The 2021-22
Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program application is now available, with an application priority consideration date of March 1, 2021. 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 2021-22
Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program application is now available, with an application priority consideration date of March 1, 2021. 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).
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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