ISAC Student PortalDisplaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program Overview
NOTICE: 2026-27 Alternative Application
As of July 24, 2026, a federal district court ruled that undocumented students are no longer eligible to receive state financial assistance from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the 2026-2027 school year. As a result, the 2026-27 Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid, the application certain undocumented students would have used to apply for state financial aid programs this academic year, is no longer available. This means that if you are an undocumented student who completed or plan to complete the Alternative Application for the 2026-2027 school year, ISAC is not allowed to pay ISAC grants or scholarships to you or your institution for the 2026-27 school year.
There are updated eligibility criteria or the 2027–28 Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid This application is scheduled to be released on October 1, 2026. Please visit isac.org/AlternativeApp for more information.
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The Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program provides scholarship assistance to children (including adopted and stepchildren) of eligible displaced energy workers. The program was designed to support students who are deterred from attending or completing an educational program at an Illinois institution because of a parent's layoff from a retiring power plant or a closing coal mine. The scholarship pays tuition and fee costs at public universities or community colleges for a period equal to one calendar year, including a summer term, for undergraduate or graduate study.
An applicant does not need to be a resident of Illinois at the time of enrollment, however, the award is limited to the cost of in-district and in-state tuition and fees. The award amount will not exceed the cost of tuition and fees at the institution.
