2025-26 MAP Payment Request Deadlines

The following are the payment request (i.e., claim) deadlines, by term, for 2025-26 MAP processing. MAP claims (including initial requests and increases to previously-submitted claims) for the relevant term must be submitted to ISAC via the MAP system or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) no later than 7 p.m. (CT) on each term's deadline date in order to be considered timely. Any claims made after the deadline date will be considered late and will only be paid if funding is available after paying timely claims.

Term	Claim Deadline
1st semester / quarter	December 5, 2025*
2nd semester / quarter	March 27, 2026*
3rd quarter / 2nd semester   for institutions where the   second semester begins   after February 15th	May 8, 2026*

*Please Note: First, second, and third-term claims have been paid through (and including) May 20, 2026. As announced in a January 29 e-Message, ISAC will continue to monitor institutions' claims and adjustments and the remaining appropriations and – based on the analysis of that data – decisions will be made regarding whether additional 2025-26 MAP late claims will be paid. As announced in a June 2, 2026 e-Message, ISAC will continue to accept and hold 2025-26 MAP initial claims and increases to previously submitted claims for all terms through (including) July 1, 2026.

Refer to the MAP Program News page for the latest information regarding payment of 2025-26 MAP claims (including late claims and increases to previously-submitted claims).