Welcome to the Office of Student Financial Aid The mission of the Office of Student Financial Aid is to support the University's overall goal of providing an affordable, quality education by providing financial assistance to those students and their families seeking to offset their educational costs.

You need to know .  .  .

Loan applications for the upcoming 2008-2009 academic year are available on the Apply for Loans web page.

On July 10, 2008, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) announced that it will suspend processing of 2008-09 IIA (Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access Program) Awards as of July 12, 2008. For further information please visit ISAC's Suspension of IIA Award Announcements on their College Zone web site.  ISAC further announced, on July 10, 2008, that "If current trends continue, ISAC anticipates suspending the announcement of 2008-09 MAP grants in late July." If you are an undergraduate student and have not already completed the FAFSA process you are strongly encouraged to do so today. Updated information will be posted to this web site as it becomes available.

MAP UPDATE: Today, July 22, 2008, ISAC announced .  .  .  "Due to current trends in the number of eligible applicants and expected payment claim rates, the anticipated appropriations for the 2008-09 Monetary Award Program (MAP) are fully committed. As a result, ISAC will suspend the announcement of MAP grants for all students whose initial 2008-09 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is received by the Central Processing System (CPS) on or after July 26 , 2008."

TEACH Grant:  Beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, current and prospective teachers may qualify for the new federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program. We are in the process of reviewing the final regulations for this program, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, and anticipate starting award processing by mid-August. We will shortly publish additional information on this web page as well as announce the actual date, when it has been determined, that we will begin processing this new grant program. Please check back periodically.

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Information concerning the MTI and IFTC teaching scholarships can be found on the Scholarship Information page.

If you recently received a Financial Aid Award Status Notification from us, either via e-mail or by regular mail, and wish to access the web page that will give you further information regarding this very important communication, please click on the "Financial Aid Award Status Notification" tab on the left hand side of this page.

All Financial Aid communications are sent to your CSU

Check it often !

If you are a veteran, or the child or spouse of a veteran, you may be eligible for educational benefits. For more information please visit our Veterans Affairs web site.

Our U.S.D.E. school code is 001694 ( you will need to enter this code on your FAFSA )

It is the responsibility of all students to keep themselves informed as to issues that may affect their financial aid eligibility by regularly accessing the Office of Student Financial Aid web site and CSU X-Press.

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If you are interested in applying for admission to an undergraduate program please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions web site or contact them at 773-995-2513.

If you are interested in applying for admission to a Masters or Doctorate program please visit the School of Graduate and Professional Studies web site or contact them at 773-995-2404.

If you are interested in applying for admission to a teacher certification program please visit the Office of Teacher Certification web site or contact them at 773-995-2519.

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