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Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program Application

Welcome to the online Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program application.

Please read this important information about the program and how to make sure your application is completed correctly before it is submitted. If you have a Student Portal profile, some of the application information will be prepopulated for you. If you need to create a profile, access the Student Portal and click on Login.

ATTENTION: Please Read If You Previously Submitted an IVG Application

Only one IVG application may be submitted, unless instructed otherwise by ISAC staff.

If you have already submitted the IVG application and now need to print a duplicate copy of your Notice of Eligibility letter, respond to a Notice of Incomplete Application, or make changes to information you originally provided on the application, please follow the below instructions.

Printing Duplicate Notice of Eligibility

You may print a duplicate copy of your Notice of Eligibility by visiting the ISAC Programs area of this Student Portal, logging in via the "IVG - Check Your Status" button, and following the on-screen prompts. Or, you may also contact ISAC Call Center Representative to ask that a duplicate copy be sent to you.

Responding to Notice of Incomplete Application

The Notice of Incomplete Application letter lists the specific documentation that must be submitted in order for your application to be considered. Before your application can be processed, all required documentation (including a copy of the letter) must be received at ISAC's Deerfield office within 60 days after the date on the Notice of Incomplete Application.

In order to avoid additional delays, we recommend that you do not submit a new application.

Making Changes after Application Submitted

If you need to change your response(s) to any item(s) and/or update any information after your application has been submitted, you will need to provide the information to ISAC as outlined in the Making Changes After Application Submitted section of the IVG Program page at isac.org.

The Illinois Veteran Grant covers tuition and at any public Illinois college or community college.

Program Eligibility Requirements

Service Requirement – you must have:
1. at least one year of honorable federal active duty service in the Armed Forces of the United States (includes those currently serving), or
2. honorably served on federal active duty in a foreign country during a
  time of hostilities "Time of hostilities" means any action by the Armed Forces of the United States that is recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive order and in which the Armed Forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order.
  
  in that country
3. received an honorable discharge for medical reasons directly connected with such service (no minimum service requirement), or
4. been honorably discharged prior to August 11, 1967 (no minimum service requirement).
5. NOTE: Members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) are not eligible. Applicants are not eligible if their only service has been attendance at a service academy. Time served attending military schools or for Initial Active Duty for Training, in the Delayed Entry Program, National Guard, Reserve or any other time that was not federal active duty service is not considered equal to federal active duty service. Drill time (weekend and summer drills) by Guard members and Reservists is not equivalent to federal active duty service.

Required Documentation

Use the information below to help gather and organize the documents needed to complete your application. The online application process includes the option of uploading and submitting required documentation. Acceptable uploaded files must have one of the following file extensions: .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg, .doc, .docx.

If you are unable or prefer not to submit your documentation electronically, you may instead send it via U.S. mail to ISAC Dept. D, 1755 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015-5209.

Are you currently serving? If you have served at least one year of federal active duty service and are currently honorably serving on federal active duty, you must submit a letter, on departmental letterhead, from your Commanding Officer that indicates:

Are you not currently serving? You will need information from your Department of Defense Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty DD Form 214 Member-4 to complete your application. Contact information
is available for Illinois military personnel who need to request a copy of the DD Form 214 Member-4.

A DD Form 214 Member-4 for each period of federal active duty service must be submitted, including basic training.
If your federal active duty service was not consecutive (that is, if there were breaks in service), make sure a DD Form 214 Member-4 for each period is submitted with your application.
The character of service indicated on each DD Form 214 Member-4 must be "honorable".
The Home of Record on your DD Form 214 Member-4 (at time of entry into the service) must be Illinois. If other than Illinois, you are required to submit documentation as proof of Illinois residency.
The mailing address on the DD Form 214 Member-4 (at time of separation) must be in Illinois. If other than Illinois, you are required to submit documentation as proof of Illinois residency.

Notification to your college

You must notify your college's financial aid office of your eligibility status as soon as possible, but no later than the last scheduled day of classes of the term for which a grant is requested.

Confidential Information

Because you will be providing confidential information about yourself while completing this application, be sure to protect your personal data by closing the browser when you are finished. In addition, do not set a bookmark for application pages.

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