FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE    The Financial Aid Office (FAO) at Southeastern Illinois College assists students with financial aid for post-secondary education.  Financial aid is awarded as grants, scholarships, loans and employment from various federal, state, institutional and private  sources. Financial aid is available to students with financial need and those without need. A Free Application for Federal Student  Aid (FAFSA) should be submitted to determine eligibility for the various financial aid programs.    HOW TO APPLY                                what financial assistance a student is     online to the Financial Aid website at  FOR FINANCIAL AID                           eligible to receive. It is common for the  www.sic.edu/financialaid and navigate                                              Financial Aid Office to request more       to Student Worker Job Postings. Jobs  Students who seek federal, state, or        information from students/parents in       are limited and are on a first-come, first-  institutional assistance should apply for   order to clarify information submitted     serve basis. Students are not guaranteed  assistance using the Free Application       on the FAFSA. To expedite this process,    a FWS position due to limited funding.  for Federal Student Aid, (FAFSA). The       students with access should continually  application is free and students must       check the MySIC portal, and look under     State Programs  reapply every year beginning October        the financial aid documents section.  1. Students should avoid other websites     Here you will find the information         Illinois Monetary Award Program  that charge for this service.               required. Students should also check       (MAP) - Undergraduates with                                              their SIC email account regularly for      demonstrated financial need, as  To apply for federal and state financial    requests for information.                  determined by the Illinois Student  aid, you must:                                                                         Assistance Commission (ISAC), are                                              For students with disabilities or other    eligible for this award. Independent       •	 Gather all financial documents      special needs, or for students without     students must meet Illinois residency            such as your previous year        internet access, the Financial Aid Office  requirements and be enrolled for at least            tax return, W-2’s, 1099s, etc.    can provide assistance in completing       three credit hours. Parents of dependent            for the student (and parents if   the FAFSA application. Appointments        students must be residents of Illinois.            applicable).                      are required in order to provide optimal   As with other grants, MAP has limited                                              service.                                   funding. For MAP consideration,       •	 Create an FSA ID username                                                      students must complete their FAFSA            and password at fsaid.ed.gov      TYPES OF FINANCIAL                         early. Students are encouraged to            for the student and parent (if    AID AVAILABLE                              complete their FAFSA before March 1            applicable).                                                                 for the following academic year.                                              Federal Programs       •	 Go to the official FAFSA                                                       Veteran’s Education Benefits            website at www.fafsa.gov to       Pell Grant - Students seeking a degree     Southeastern appreciates our veterans            fill out the FAFSA and list       or certificate may use Pell Grant funds    and service-members for their service            SIC’s federal school code 	       to pay for tuition charges, books,         and dedication to our country. Veterans,            001757.                           transportation, and other costs related    Active Duty members, and spouses                                              to the student’s education. Pell Grant     and dependents of veterans have many       •	 Students (and parents,              award amounts are based upon the           resources to assist with their educational            if applicable) are highly         student’s demonstrated financial need.     expenses. Southeastern Illinois College            encouraged to use the IRS         (Note: Some programs and/or classes        maintains a certifying official in the            Data Retrieval Tool when          are not Pell payable.)                     Financial Aid Office to assist veterans            completing the FAFSA. The                                                    and their dependents with educational            IRS DRT imports the tax           Supplemental Educational Opportunity       benefits. Those who feel they may be            information directly from         Grant (SEOG) - SEOG grants are             eligible should contact the Financial            the IRS for accuracy and          awarded to undergraduate students          Aid Office to determine what benefits            convenience. Before you           to help pay for college educational        are available and decide what program            submit, you must have created     expenses. Consideration for the SEOG       may benefit them. Common veteran            an FSA ID for the student and     grant is based on exceptional need,        educational programs at Southeastern            parent (if applicable). Students  enrollment, overall grade point average    include the following:            and parents must agree to the     (OGPA), and application date.            terms and conditions of the use                                                   •	 Illinois Veterans Grant (IVG)            of federal aid funds, sign, and   Federal Work Study (FWS) - FWS            submit.                           is an employment program provided               •	 Illinois National Guard Grant                                              by the College with funds received                   (ING)  The Department of Education will            from the federal government. Students  process the student’s FAFSA within four     eligible for this program on the basis of       •	 Post 9/11 Educational  to five days and prepare it for delivery    financial need may seek employment                   Assistance Act  to the schools with the federal code(s)     on campus. To determine eligibility  a student lists on the application. After   for the FWS program, students must              •	 MIA/POW Scholarship  the school receives a student’s FAFSA,      first complete the FAFSA. Students  it will be evaluated to determine if and    interested in employment should go              •	 Dependents’ Educational                                                                                                   Assistance Program (DEA)                                                                                                                                         31