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Program News (last updated January 14, 2010)
2010-11 Application
2009-10 Payment
2009-10 Award Announcements
2009-10 Qualification
2009-10 Certification
2009-10 Application - No Longer Accepted
2010-11
Application
The online interactive 2010-11 Teacher Education Scholarship Program Application is available to students.
For priority consideration, ISAC must receive a complete application on or before March 1, 2010. Only applicants with a valid digital IS from the state of Illinois will be able to access the online application. Once the online application has been successfully submitted, a Confirmation page will display to verify the exact date and time it was received by ISAC and may be printed by the applicant. Applicants who are unable to apply on line should contact a College Zone Counselor at 800.899.4722 for assistance.
To assist you with questions you receive from students regarding the TESP application process, refer to the pages within the Teacher Education Scholarship Program section in the Student Zone.
The Application Procedures for IFTC page within this section of the FAA Zone, includes details about the application process, instructions to obtain a digital signature and links to the sample acknowledgement letter and a description of Hard-to-Staff schools.
2009-10
On July 15, 2009, the Governor and state legislators reached an agreement regarding the fiscal year 2010 (FY2010) state budget. Absent new revenues and facing a substantial state budget deficit, budget cuts have been made. Consequently, the amount ISAC receives to fund college scholarships and grants, including the IFTC Program, has been significantly reduced. Based on that budget timely renewal IFTC applicants will be funded for the full academic year.
Payment
As announced in a September 17th, e-Message, TESP payment request rosters, (including Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois) can be completed online and submitted electronically to ISAC via TESP Payment Online at My Zone.
Refer to the Payment Procedures for IFTC and the TESP Payment Roster section of TESP at My Zone for details about the TESP Payment Roster process and instructions for completing and submitting payment request rosters to ISAC.
Award Announcements
Awarding for the 2009-10 Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program and the TESP programs (Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) the Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship programs) has taken place. Colleges may access new eligible award information (including funded or unfunded status) online at My Zone for Golden Apple Scholars and TESP recipients as of August 25th. TESP award notifications have been mailed to eligible students.
Due to previously-announced budget reductions, it is anticipated that no subsequent awarding will take place for these programs for the 2009-10 academic year. In order to ensure that all applicants at a school are included when awarding takes place, all Initial Certifications that are available at My Zone must be completed and returned to ISAC as soon as possible.
More details are available in an August 25th e-Message.
Refer to the Teacher Education Scholarship Program page in My Zone to learn about accessing student eligibility data using TESP Notifications to generate a report or view information online using the search, filter or sort functions.
Qualification
The 2009-10 Initial Qualification process for the Illinois Future Teacher Corp (IFTC) and Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship programs started on June 1, 2009 and runs on a nightly basis throughout the award year. Be sure to access the TESP Student Certifications: List at My Zone regularly to learn the qualification status of applicants from your school.
If the college certified a student as eligible for an IFTC award, the Complete column will be checked and a status code of "Q" will display in the Status column on the Student Certifications: List in My Zone. Corrections cannot be made online at My Zone after an eligible record has been qualified. Requests to correct qualified records must be submitted to ISAC.
If the college certified a student as ineligible for an IFTC award, a Notice of Ineligibility is sent to the applicant. The Complete column will be checked and a status code of "U" will display in the Status column on the Student Certifications: List in My Zone. If a student subsequently meets the eligibility criteria (i.e., files a FAFSA, etc.), the Certification can be corrected online and resubmitted via My Zone.
Refer to the Student Certification Entry Instructions to learn about submitting a certification, obtain a complete list of the status codes returned after a certification record is processed and making corrections before and after a record has been qualified.
2009-10 Certification
IFTC and MTI Initial Certification records for the 2009-10 academic year can be completed online and submitted electronically to ISAC via My Zone beginning April 30, 2009.
My Zone is available to enter certification information each Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. (CT). Results are available in real-time.
An overview of the online Certification process, instructions to enter and submit certifications to ISAC and how to request a report can be found in the TESP Certification area of My Zone. An overview of the certification process for the IFTC Program and the MTI Scholarship Program is also provided within each program in the Gift Assistance area at College Zone.
Application
The volume of 2009-10 Teacher Education Scholarship Programs qualified applicants exceeds the available funding for awards. Consequently, ISAC is no longer accepting applications for these programs. Qualified applicants will be notified of the awarding results in the late summer of 2009.
Refer to the IFTC and MTI Program News pages within the Gift Assistance area at the College Zone for the latest information regarding these programs.
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