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Federal Work Study Program?
Someone at my school was telling me about this and I am not sure really what it is. All I now is you can get more financial aid money for working. How do you apply, like is there something on the FAFSA? Also, what jobs count? Any jobs or does the school assign you? Is it an internship? Really confused help me? Oh also, if you chose the job, does it have to be related to your major?
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- just not thatLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
In order to qualify you have to be poor and you have to be able to find a Work Study job on campus. On the fafsa it asks if you are interested in doing it. Usually schools won't offer it if you say you are not.
Work study is just like a regular job. Usually 15 to 20 hours a week and usually on campus. You can usually do anything from working in the schools cafeteria to working in any of the departments (fin aid, admissions, tutoring, labs, grounds keeping, campus security, library, mail room).
The school will have a list of all the work study jobs available, and if you are offered work study as a part of your fin aid package you are eligible to earn up to that much money by working there. Its usually minimum wage. No the school doesn't "assign" you a job. You have to go out and find one yourself, and just like any other job, you have to convince them to hire you.
You get a paycheck every two weeks (sometimes monthly) for the hours you worked the following pay period. You, just like any other job, have taxes withheld from your paycheck and should file an income tax return at the end of the year. The BEST perk of a work study job is that the money you earn from this job DOES NOT count against you when you file your fafsa the following year. There is a special seperate line on the application to deduct it from any other NON work study jobs you had. Great perk!!!
No it doesn't have to be related to your major (it usually isn't actually)and it is not an internship.
Some schools (usually universities) have VERY stiff competiton for Work Study jobs esp if the majority of thier student body come from low income backgrounds. Freshman rarely get the openings because the jobs are usually held for previous year work study employees/students.
Some schools (usually commuter colleges and community colleges in large cities) have a VERY hard time even filling the Work Study jobs because students figure out real quick they can usually make more money and work more hours off campus.
Find out which one is your school.
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