Deadline Date

Each year that funding is available for this program, ISAC sets and announces a priority access to funding date by which both the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship Program application and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) or Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid (Alternative Application) must be completed and submitted.

The date for priority access to funding for the 2024-25 academic year was August 11, 2024. Untimely applications (i.e., those received after that date) continued to be considered for as long as funding remained available after timely, qualified applicants had been awarded. Effective August 29, 2024, the 2024-25 ECACE Scholarship application is no longer being accepted.

A notification will be sent to applicants after a final decision is made regarding their award status.