SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

         NOTIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 23c-2
                    UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                         VAN KAMPEN SENIOR INCOME TRUST
                   522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036

                       SECURITIES ACT FILE NO. 333-111002
                    INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NO. 811-08743


         The undersigned registered closed-end investment company hereby
notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that it
intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and states that it is filing this notice with the
Commission pursuant to permission granted by the Commission staff fewer than 30
days prior to the date for the redemption.

   (1)  Title of the class of Securities to be redeemed:

           Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares, par value of $0.01 per
           share, liquidation preference of $25,000 per share ("ARPS"), Series
           M, Series T, Series W, Series TH and Series F.

   (2)  Date on which the securities may be called or redeemed:

           The ARPS will be redeemed on the dividend payment date for each
           series as follows: Series F on May 19, 2008, Series M on May 20,
           2008, Series T on May 21, 2008, Series W on May 22, 2008 and Series
           TH on May 23, 2008.

   (3)  Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the
        securities are to be redeemed:

           ARPS are to be redeemed in accordance with Section 3 of the
           Certificate of Vote of Trustees Establishing a Class of Preferred
           Shares, dated February 18, 2004.

   (4)  The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the
        securities to be redeemed are to be selected:

           Van Kampen Senior Income Trust intends to redeem 2,800 outstanding
           shares of Series M ARPS, 2,800 outstanding shares of Series T ARPS,
           2,800 outstanding shares of Series W ARPS, 2,800 outstanding shares
           of Series TH ARPS and 2,800 outstanding shares of Series F ARPS.



           Please note that this notice serves only to disclose a proposed
redemption of each of the ARPS series.

                                    Signature

           Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 23c-2, Van Kampen Senior Income
Trust has duly caused this Notification of Redemption of Securities pursuant to
Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereto duly authorized in the State of New York on this 24th
day of April, 2008.

                                             Van Kampen Senior Income Trust


                                             By:  /s/ Lou Anne McInnis
                                                  --------------------
                                                  Name:  Lou Anne McInnis
                                                  Title: Vice President