Legislation being considered in Congress would eliminate Direct Subsidized Loans, Grad PLUS loans, SEOG grants and more! Please take action now to oppose the PROSPER act. H.R. 4508 – the PROSPER Act – would make higher education less accessible and less affordable. That means you, as a student, would have to pay more out of your pocket. If this bill becomes law it would: Eliminate Direct Subsidized Loans

This would drastically increase students’ borrowing costs for higher education.

Eliminate Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG)

Over 4400 students across the U of I System received $2.2 million of these grants in FY 2017.

Slash Federal Work Study (FWS)

This would hurt students who work to help pay for their education.



Cutting FWS and eliminating SEOG would reduce aid to students across the U of I System by over $4 million.

Make graduate students ineligible for Federal Work Study

Eliminate Grad PLUS loans

Students across the U of I System received over $77 million in Grad PLUS loans in FY 2017.

Place caps on Parent PLUS loans

This would force more parents to find costly private loans to make up the difference. Please TAKE ACTION and ask your federal legislators to support students and higher education by voting no on H.R. 4508! Illinois Connection is the University of Illinois Alumni Alliance’s legislative advocacy network. To learn more about how you can voice your support for the U of I as an Illinois Connection advocate, visit our advocacy page.