Welcome to the Office of Student Financial Aid

The mission of the Office of Student Financial Aid is to support the University's overall goal of providing an affordable, quality education by providing financial assistance to those students and their families seeking to offset their educational costs.

You need to know .  .  .

Applications for Stafford, Parent PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans, for the 2009-2010 academic year, are available on the Apply for Loans web page.

Don't forget to file your FAFSA for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year. Go to our Apply for Financial Aid (FAFSA) web page for more information and for the on-line filing link.

MTI and IFTC Scholarships:  Access to the MTI and IFTC scholarship applications, for the 2009-2010 academic year, is available on the ISAC SCHOLARSHIPS web page.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has suspended the processing of new MAP and IIA grants for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year. Early suspension of awarding of both grants was due to the higher than expected volume of students applying for financial aid for the upcoming year. For more information concerning the suspension of IIA awards please review  ISAC's announcement on its College Zone web site.   For more information concerning suspension of MAP awards please review ISAC's announcement on its College Zone web site.

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I If you recently received a Financial Aid Award Status Notification from us, either via e-mail or by regular mail, and wish to access the web page that will give you further information regarding this very important communication, please click on the Financial Aid Award Status Notification tab on the left hand side of this page.

All Financial Aid communications are sent to your CSU

Check it often !

If you are a veteran, or the child or spouse of a veteran, you may be eligible for educational benefits. For more information please visit our Veterans Affairs web site.

Our U.S.D.E. school code is 001694 ( you will need to enter this code on your FAFSA )

It is the responsibility of all students to keep themselves informed as to issues that may affect their financial aid eligibility by regularly accessing the Office of Student Financial Aid web site and CSU X-Press.

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If you are interested in applying for admission to an undergraduate program please visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions web site or contact them at 773-995-2513.

If you are interested in applying for admission to a Masters or Doctorate program please visit the School of Graduate and Professional Studies web site or contact them at 773-995-2404.

If you are interested in applying for admission to a teacher certification program please visit the Office of Teacher Certification web site or contact them at 773-995-2519.

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