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Early Childhood Access
Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship

Eligibility

1. Undergraduate (prioritized attaining Gateways Credentials, Associate and/or Bachelor's Degree) at a Consortium Institution (Enrolled in a minimum of 3 credit hours)
2. Work Setting: Must work or have worked w/children birth to five in child care, in either a licensed or license-exempt facility.
3. U.S. Citizen or an eligible noncitizen
4. Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
5. Complete the online scholarship application and FAFSA application
6. Not be in default on any federal student loan, nor owe a refund on any State or Federal grant

ECACE Scholarship Application Process

1. Gateways Registration

   You must be a current Gateways Registry member to qualify for the scholarship. The Eligibility Verification Form contains members' employment history, with assigned position codes. For award consideration, at least one of the position codes must be an . The scholarship application requires information from Gateways Eligibility Verification form which should be obtained before beginning the application (application will time-out after 30 minutes of inactivity).

   1. If you are a current member or new member, the link below offers instructions on how to obtain the information:
      • Accessing ECACE Scholarship Eligibility Form Instructions:
        
   2. Begin Registration: Sign up @
   3. You will receive an email confirming registration, follow the included link to complete your application.
   4. Access the Scholarship Eligibility form, reference step 1 link (Will need to upload in scholarship (save as PDF, JPG, JPEG, DOC, DOCX)

   **** IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY WORKED OR NEED TO UPDATE YOUR EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION IN GATEWAYS: CLICK AND FILL OUT THIS FORM   .

2. ECACE Scholarship Application

   1. Begin Application:
      
      • At the end of the web page, click START APPLICATION, and create a login if not already done (system will ask to create a challenge question.)
        
        

   * to contact a Higher Education Navigator for more information or for assistance completing your ECACE Scholarship application.

   After an Application is Submitted

   • Students receive a confirmation e-mail when the ECACE application has been received by ISAC
   • When students' applications are processed (~3 weeks)
   • Institutions' financial aid offices receive the names of students and their status in the GAP system
   • Students get an email/letter with their status
     • Complete
     • Incomplete (what's missing)
     • Ineligible

3. Enroll at Sauk Valley Community College

   Enroll or Re-enroll as a Student at Sauk Valley Community College at svcc.edu/apply