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FINANCIAL AID: Work-study Program
Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial needs, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to the recipient's course of study.
The program provides undergraduate and graduate students with part-time employment during the school year. The federal government pays a portion of the student's salary, making it cheaper for departments and businesses to hire the student. For this reason, work-study students often find it easier to get a part-time job. Eligibility for FWS is based on need. Money earned from a FWS job is not counted as income for the subsequent year's need analysis process.
The jobs typically don't pay especially well. Students may find better-paying jobs off campus. But work-study jobs have advantages. Their earnings don't reduce the student's future financial aid awards. Their schedules coincide with the school's. They are typically on campus, which reduces any commute hassle. And they are typically limited to fewer than 15 hours a week, so they jibe with studies showing that students who work between five and 15 hours a week actually get better grades than those who don't work at all or work more hours.
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