The Federal College Work Study (FWS) program is a form of financial aid that provides the opportunity to earn more than minimum wage working on campus or at a approved community service site. To be eligible for Work Study, a student must be enrolled in a degree seeking program for at least 6 credit hours per semester and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Only domestic students are eligible for Work Study.
If you are interested in this program, please complete the application below. The priority deadline to apply is June 30th each year. In addition to the application, eligible students will need to submit a resume and one letter of recommendation to the Office of Career Services.
Once the College Work Study Interest Application is completed, you will be notified of initial eligibility within 5 business days from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. If you are eligible, your information will be forwarded to the Office of Career Services to complete additional steps to determine final eligibility and placement.
The amount of the award received will determine the amount of hours worked. The pay rate is $15.00 per hour for all on campus positions and $18.00 per hour for all off campus community service positions. If you receive the maximum award, you will work up to 20 hours per week.
To be placed, you will be required to activate your Handshake account, upload your resume, submit a letter of recommendation and be interviewed by the work location supervisor. After a successful interview, you will be asked to complete the necessary employment forms.
All work study students will be required to participate in an orientation session at the beginning of each academic year.
Work Study Supervisors
Work Study job requests will be distributed by the Office of Career Services during the spring semester for the upcoming academic year, any department who wishes to employ students through this program will be required to complete this request form.
We will do our best to meet your requests. However, there is no guarantee that the number of students requested will be provided. Departments whose requests have been approved will be required to post their job to Handshake so that eligible students can apply to the position. All hiring decisions should be made by August 1st to ensure that students can begin their employment within the first few weeks of the semester beginning.
At the end of each semester or once the student has ceased working in your department, please submit a performance evaluation.
For instructions on how to set up your employer account and post jobs through Handshake, please review and download the file below titled “Post a Job and View Applicants in Handshake.”