The Student & Parent Message Board is updated each week.
Student Veterans of America-Illinois and the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs invite all student veterans and veterans-related school officials to attend the first event in the 2021 Student Veteran Leadership Virtual Speaker Series, scheduled to begin at approximately 4 p.m. (dependent upon legislative schedules) on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Further details are provided in an
April 13 e-Message.
ISAC is pleased to announce that, after a months-long delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic, qualified Illinois high school students have been designated as 2021-22
State Scholars. ISAC has mailed congratulatory letters directly to State Scholars, and Certificates of Achievement for each Scholar are being provided to high schools for distribution. A listing of all 2021-22 State Scholars – displayed alphabetically by high school, within each school's county – will soon be posted at this website (anticipated for mid-April).
ED
announces relief for borrowers who received a total and permanent disability discharge, which includes not requiring the borrowers to submit earnings documentation for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency. Further details are found at the
ed.gov website.
ED
announces that the COVID-19 emergency relief measures were expanded to federal student loans made through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program that are in default, which will assist borrowers to pause student loan interest and collections on their defaulted loans. Further details are found at the
Federal Student Aid website.
Check out the
Illinois Postsecondary Profiles tool in the Resources area of
ISAC’s Student Portal. The IPP lets students and families explore Illinois college options, such as area of study, future occupation, school size and location and more.
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a
warning about an e-mail scam targeting users with .edu e-mail addresses. Anyone receiving a suspicious message from the IRS is urged to not click on any links in the message, and to report the information to the IRS.
Student borrowers and parents may visit the
studentaid.gov website to review updates regarding
coronavirus and forbearance information and repayment of student loans.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provides
information for student loan borrowers in forbearance during the COVID-19 pandemic and options of how to pay their student loan debt. Further details, including a
student loan infographic to highlight the state of student loans in the pandemic, are available at the
CFPB website.
Check out
Money Smart Week® (MSW) virtual webinars that will take place from April 10 thru 17, 2021 and take advantage of various sessions designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances.
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.
The links below have information on topics that were previously listed on the Message Board.
Outreach Calendar/Events
View up to date information on Illinois’ Covid-19 vaccine plan and vaccination eligibility from the
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