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{ISAC Rules, Section 2730.20}
Online Application
Application Deadlines
Application Confirmation and Acknowledgement
Certification
Online Application
The online interactive Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant application is available to students. After June 15, 2011, only 2011-12 applications will be accepted. The academic year field will default to 2011-12 when the application is launched.
To apply for the ING Grant, a student will need to provide their demographic information, branch of service and the institution they plan to attend. Remind applicants in the Air National Guard that they must provide the name of the base on the application. Eligibility in one academic year does not carry over to future years therefore, all students must apply for the ING Grant annually. Students who are unable to apply online or have questions about the process should be instructed to contact a College Zone Counselor.
Application Deadlines
ISAC must receive a complete application on or before the deadline listed below. For applicants who are unable to apply online and have received ISAC approval for an alternate means of applying, the application received date will be based upon the U.S. Postal Service postmark date.
The deadline dates for ING applications are:
October 1 – full year consideration
March 1 – only second semester, second and/or third quarter consideration
June 15 – only summer term consideration
Applications received by ISAC after these deadline dates will be processed only for subsequent terms, with June 15 as the final date of acceptance for the summer term.
Application Confirmation and Acknowledgement
Once an online application has been successfully submitted, a Confirmation Page will display to verify the exact date and time it was received by ISAC. A Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the application also displays which may be printed or saved as an electronic file for the student's records.
Applicants who provide an e-mail address when they apply will be sent an Acknowledgement similar to the confirmation page that displays after the application is entered. A PDF version of the application is also attached to the Acknowledgement.
To assist you with questions you receive from students regarding the ING online application process, refer to ING Grant pages in Types of Financial Aid in Students During-College.
Certification
After ING applications are received, a component of the application process involves certification from the Illinois Department of Military Affairs as to the eligibility status in the Illinois National Guard. ISAC compiles a listing of applicants on a regular basis and forwards the listing to the Illinois Department of Military Affairs to provide:
- verification that each National Guard member is enlisted;
- verification that each National Guard member is on active duty status in the Illinois Army or Air National Guard;
- verification that each National Guard member has served for at least one year in the Illinois National Guard; and
- the date on which service or eligibility will end.
Once the eligibility confirmation has been received from the Illinois Department of Military Affairs, qualified applicants are sent a Notice of Eligibility. Ineligible applicants will receive written notification from ISAC of their ineligibility to receive program benefits. Postsecondary schools are NOT required to collect Notice of Eligibility letters from students. Notification of a student's eligibility can be accessed from the Illinois National Guard Grant Announcement Roster.
Changes of address, name, status with the Illinois National Guard or institution of attendance must be reported in writing to ISAC.
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