Financial Aid: From Application to Approval

Looking for financial aid? Explore the financial aid process, tips, and tools with the IL Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and get your FSA ID, which is needed to complete the FAFSA form.

Looking for financial aid but don't know where to start? Come learn about how to apply for financial aid, student eligibility, and how it can be used to help pay for college. It will introduce the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Alternative Application for Illinois Financial Aid and summarize other financial aid programs. 

This presentation will be delivered in English, however, after the presentation, we will have a bilingual (English/Spanish) workshop where ISAC staff will be available to answer individual questions and troubleshoot any issues while attendees can create their FSA IDs, which is the first step in filling out the FAFSA. An FSA ID can be created by all students and parents with a social security number.

¿Habla español? Esta presentación se realizará en inglés. Sin embargo, después de la presentación, tendremos un taller bilingüe (inglés/español) donde el personal de ISAC estará disponible para responder preguntas individuales y solucionar cualquier problema. Los participantes pueden crear sus FSA ID, que es el primer paso para completar el formulario FAFSA. Todos los estudiantes y padres con un número de seguro social pueden crear una FSA ID.

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