Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 2730 - ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD (ING) GRANT PROGRAM
Section 2730.30 - Program Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) The recipient is exempt from paying the following:
b) The recipient is responsible for payment of other fees, including the following:
c) Benefits are applicable to both undergraduate and graduate enrollment. There is no minimum credit-hour enrollment requirement. Benefits are applicable for noncredit courses.
d) Benefits are limited to use only at Illinois public senior universities and at any Illinois public community college.
e) Within the constraints of appropriation levels, two semester or three quarter term payments and one summer term payment are made directly to the institution after it officially certifies to ISAC that the applicant has registered and is attending classes. No seminars or other special terms are covered under the grant. Summer term is considered the final term of the academic and fiscal year.
f) Benefits for eligible recipients who have completed less than 10 years of active duty service in the Illinois National Guard are limited to the equivalent of four academic years of full-time enrollment.
g) Benefits for eligible recipients who have completed 10 years of active duty service in the Illinois National Guard are limited to the equivalent of six academic years of full-time enrollment.
Number of Hours |
Semester School |
Quarter School |
12 or more hours |
12 units |
8 units |
9 - 11.99 hours |
9 units |
6 units |
6 - 8.99 hours |
6 units |
4 units |
3 - 5.99 hours |
3 units |
2 units |
0 - 2.99 hours |
1 unit |
1 unit |
h) If a current year applicant is discharged, transferred to the inactive Illinois National Guard, or has membership extended by the Illinois National Guard, ISAC will send a revised eligibility letter or ineligibility letter to the applicant. In the case of discharge, a copy of the letter will be sent to the institution of record.
i) Except as otherwise provided in this Part, if a recipient ceases to be an active status member of the Illinois National Guard during a term, benefits cease, and the student is responsible for the unpaid costs attributed to the remainder of the term. If an applicant becomes eligible during a term, in accordance with Section 2730.20(b), benefits will be prorated for that portion of the term for which the applicant is eligible, provided the application is submitted by the deadlines. Costs are prorated on the basis of the institution's scheduled days of instruction minus institutionally scheduled holidays and examination periods.
Calculation: Total tuition cost divided by total instructional days = cost per day x days of eligibility = total proration.
j) If the recipient of a grant awarded under this Part ceases to be a member of the Illinois National Guard, but has been active in the Illinois National Guard for at least five consecutive years and had studies interrupted by being called to federal active duty for at least six months, then that recipient shall continue to be eligible for a grant for one year after discharge from the Illinois National Guard, provided that the recipient has not already received the exemption from tuition and fees for the equivalent of four years of full-time enrollment under this Part.
k) Out-of-state residents will receive tuition and applicable fee benefits equivalent to those received by in-state residents at the Illinois institution; recipients attending out-of-district community colleges will receive tuition and applicable fee benefits equivalent to those at the in-district rate. Recipients shall not be responsible for paying the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition nor will they be responsible for paying the difference between in-district and out-of-district tuition. Institutions are permitted to require documentation of residency in order to determine in-district or out-of-district payment.
l) If a student is eligible for both an Illinois National Guard Grant and a MAP grant, the Illinois National Guard benefits must be used first. A student cannot decline an Illinois National Guard Grant in favor of using MAP.
m) If a recipient of the grant fails to complete the military obligation according to the agreement, all proceeds received must be repaid to the Illinois Department of Military Affairs. DMAIL will collect the funds, which will be used by ISAC for the purpose of this Part.