TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER XIX: ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
PART 2739 GRANT PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPANTS IN SIU-C ACHIEVE PROGRAM

Section 2739.10 Summary and Purpose

Section 2739.20 Applicant Eligibility

Section 2739.30 Program Procedures

Section 2739.40 Institutional Procedures


AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 65.85 and authorized by Section 20(f) of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act [110 ILCS 947/65.85 and 20(f)].


SOURCE: Adopted at 34 Ill. Reg. 8574, effective July 1, 2010.

 

Section 2739.10  Summary and Purpose

 

a)         Subject to appropriation, ISAC shall award grants to eligible students who are participants in the Clinical Center Achieve Program in order to pay for fees that are charged for the comprehensive services provided. The Clinical Center Achieve Program is an academic support program for college students with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders who are enrolled at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 

 

b)         This Part establishes rules that govern the Program. Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700).

 

Section 2739.20  Applicant Eligibility

 

A qualified applicant shall be:

 

a)         a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen;

 

b)         a resident of Illinois; and

 

c)         admitted to and in good standing with the Clinical Center Achieve Program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIU-C).

 

Section 2739.30  Program Procedures

 

a)         All applicants must complete and file the form that the U.S. Department of Education (ED) designates as an application for federal student financial aid and must notify the financial aid office of their desire to receive a grant.

 

b)         Awards shall be made to participants using a need-based formula. When funds are insufficient to award all participants, priority will be given to students with the highest calculated unmet financial need.

 

Section 2739.40  Institutional Procedures

 

a)         Funds shall be disbursed by ISAC to SIU-C. ISAC shall notify the institution of the amount of funds available and shall send a claim form that is to be used by SIU-C to request the amount of funds needed to pay claims. The form must be signed by an official of SIU-C and returned to ISAC's Deerfield office.

 

b)         The institution shall determine the amount of each grant, which shall be equal to the amount of the fees charged the student as a participant of the Clinical Center Achieve Program.

 

c)         If the institution cannot award the full amount of funds disbursed to it in the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated, the unused portion must be returned to ISAC.

 

d)         The institution shall notify applicants that grant assistance is contingent upon the availability of funds appropriated for this Program.