ISAC Student Portal2025-26 Year-End Program Updates
06/02/2026
Links in this message go to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) website (isac.org) unless otherwise noted.
The following information is being provided to assist colleges with year-end processing for the ISAC-administered programs referenced below. Programs are listed in alphabetical order within each section [Payment Request (Claim) Data and Benefit Usage Data].
Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship Program
- ISAC will continue to accept 2025-26 ECACE Scholarship initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted ECACE Scholarship claims will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the ECACE system will become available for historical view only.**
Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
- ISAC will continue to accept 2025-26 Golden Apple initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted Golden Apple claims will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the Golden Apple system will become available for historical view only.**
Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire, or Correctional Officers (PFC)
- ISAC will continue to accept 2025-26 PFC initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- ISAC anticipates accepting 2025-26 PFC summer-term claims starting in mid-June.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted PFC claims will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the PFC system will become available for historical view only.**
- Friday, June 5, 2026 will be the last date on which:
- 2025-26 Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) data will be received from the FAFSA Processing System (FPS) and reflected in the MAP system; and,
- the 2025-26 Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid will be available for students to complete and submit to ISAC.
- Although the priority claim deadline dates for all terms of the 2025-26 academic year have passed, ISAC will continue to accept and hold 2025-26 MAP initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- Payment has been approved for first, second, and third-term initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims that were received through (including) May 20, 2026.
- Schools should regularly monitor the MAP system to review payment results for initial claims and increases as we continue to monitor available funding and may release more claims.
- Colleges are encouraged to continue the process of reconciling 2025-26 MAP data, which assists ISAC staff in determining whether sufficient funds will be available to pay additional late claims.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted MAP claims will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, Juy 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the MAP system will become available for historical view only.**
Nursing Education Scholarship (NES)
- ISAC will continue to accept 2025-26 NES initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- 2025-26 NES summer-term claims submitted by July 1 will be considered timely.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted NES claims will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the NES system will become available for historical view only.**
- ISAC will continue to accept initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms of the 2025-26 Social Work Scholarship Program through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- 2025-26 Social Work Scholarship summer-term claims submitted by July 1 will be considered timely.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted claims for this program will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the Social Work Scholarship system will become available for historical view only.**
Teachers of Illinois (TI) Scholarship Program
- ISAC will continue to accept 2025-26 TI Scholarship initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- Adjustments to cancel or reduce previously submitted TI Scholarship claims will continue to be accepted for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.*
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the TI system will become available for historical view only.**
* Continue Reconciling Data
Remember, due to the payment offset process, only data reconciliation activities should take place at this time for the 2025-26 ECACE Scholarship, Golden Apple, PFC, MAP, NES and Social Work Scholarship, and TI Scholarship programs. After ISAC determines that all payment processing is final, colleges with an outstanding amount owed to ISAC will receive an email notice indicating the total amount to be returned for each program. Until then, no funds should be returned to ISAC.
Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program
- The ING Grant system will continue to accept 2025-26 benefit usage data for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.
- Summer-term benefit usage data submitted on or before Tuesday, July 1, 2026 will be considered timely.
- Although the dates by which fall- and spring-term benefit usage data must have been submitted in order to be considered timely have passed, colleges are still encouraged to report data for these terms no later than July 30.
- Even though ISAC may not be able to fully reimburse institutions for 2025-26 ING Grant awards, reporting of enrollment hours must still take place as soon as possible so that benefit usage (i.e., eligibility units) can be accurately assessed to students' accounts.
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the ING Grant system will become available for historical view only.**
Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program
- The IVG system will continue to accept 2025-26 benefit usage data for all terms through (including) Thursday, July 30, 2026.
- Even though ISAC may not be able to fully reimburse institutions for 2025-26 IVG awards and all deadline dates have passed, reporting of enrollment hours must still take place as soon as possible so that benefit usage (i.e., eligibility units) can be accurately assessed to students' accounts.
- Effective Friday, July 31, 2026, 2025-26 data in the IVG system will become available for historical view only.**
** As a reminder, reports continue to be available for colleges to access after data has been moved to historical view. However, after submitting claims or adjustments and/or reporting benefits used, colleges are encouraged to always review the Payment/Benefits Results Exceptions report that is available the next business day. Refer to the appropriate program's "Payment" area (located in the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area) to view information regarding a report for tracking payment vouchers and warrants.
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