ED has made available a new
cancer treatment deferment form for borrowers who wish to request a deferment of their student loan payments. Further details can be found on the
Deferment and Forbearance page at the
Federal Student Aid website.
ED has
announced the 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools, which includes a link to the complete list of designated schools, at the
ed.gov website.
College-bound high school seniors are encouraged to check out a
listing of tasks to be completed during the month of October, which is available at the
Mapping Your Future website.
ED
announced that the 2020–21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is available to students and parents to complete through the myStudentAid mobile app. Further details, including key features on the myFAFSA and myStudentAid mobile app links, can be found on the
Federal Student Aid website.
October is Illinois College Changes Everything (CCE) Month. Further details, including suggested ways to assist students with filing college applications and financial aid forms, are provided in an
October 1 Press Release.
The 2020-21 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is now available online, and should be completed and submitted as soon as possible by students who will be attending college between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Specific details, including links to resources such as the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet and a PDF version of the FAFSA, are provided via the
Financial Aid: Completing the FAFSA page. FAFSA results are used to determine eligibility for the
Monetary Award Program (MAP), as well as several other forms of federal, state and institutional financial assistance.
Students and parents can review and download various financial aid resources from ED, including forms and worksheets, on the
Resources page of the
Federal Student Aid website.
Throughout the fall of 2019, qualified Illinois high school students will be designated as 2020-21 State Scholars. As the required data from each high school is received and processed at ISAC, State Scholars from that school will be announced. Further details are provided in the "Processing Updates" section of this website’s
State Scholar Program page.
If you are a high school senior and planning to start college in the fall of 2020, this is the time to
create an FSA ID to be used when
completing the FAFSA. Be sure to submit the 2020-21 FAFSA, which will require 2018 income information, on or after October 1, 2019.
Students and their families seeking ways to pay for college should beware of financial aid
scams. Learn more at the
Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams page of the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Information website and through a U.S. Department of Education “
Don’t Get Scammed on Your Way to College!” document.
The links below have information on topics that were previously listed on the Message Board.
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