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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.
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You need to know . . .
• Students are encouraged to complete and submit a FAFSA on-line for the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year. You may access the FAFSA web site though our Apply for Financial Aid (FAFSA) web page. By filing a FAFSA undergraduate Illinois residents are also completing the application process for the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) and first time freshman are completing the application process for the Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program Grant. Students are encouraged to file a FAFSA is soon as possible beginning January 1st, in order to establish eligibility for MAP and IIA, as funding for these awards is limited. MAP and IIA will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, until funding is depleted.
DON'T DELAY . . . FILE YOUR FAFSA TODAY !
• Applications for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Scholarships, for the spring 2012 semester, will be available in the Office of Student Financial Aid in late February or early March (the exact date will be announced on this web page). In order to qualify you must, among other things, be a first time Bachelor candidate who has an outstanding balance owing to the university for the spring 2012 semester, have a dependent child under 12 years of age, not exceed certain income limits and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
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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.
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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.
Survey of Services and Programs for Veterans, Active Duty Military
Personnel and Families (Illinois Public Act 96-0133) (.pdf)
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Please visit this web page periodically for information regarding any changes to financial aid programs that may affect your financial aid eligibility. Read all e-mail communications from the Office of Student Financial Aid and remember . . .
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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Photographs on the Office of Student Financial Aid
web pages courtesy of Mr. Brent Jones.
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If you have any comments or questions about the content of this web page,
or if you should come across a broken link,
please e-mail the Office of Student Financial Aid web site publisher at
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