What does work study mean?
I am trying to apply for a job on campus and a lot of them say only students that qualify for "work study" can apply. What does that mean? I'm assuming it has something to do with FAFSA but I'm confused..Do these students get to keep any of there pay check or does it all go towards tuition?
What does work study means at a college?
Work study is a form of financial aid that allows you work on campus to earn money at an hourly rate to help pay your expenses. Your financial aid package will tell you how much money you are allowed to earn this way. The amount you earn per hour depends on the school you attend and the particular job you receive. Typically, the wage may seem low, but there are benefits to work study jobs that go beyond the hourly wage. For one thing, the money you earn is calculated differently than the money you may earn at a non work study or off campus job when your financial aid amount is determined for the upcoming year. This usually means that your financial aid package is better. Also, the job you do for work study may allow you college credit, study time, or it may open doors to finding a job that is related to your major area of study. Even if the work study job is in food service or the gym it is a good way to meet new people, and it is a good way to learn about other campus jobs you might apply for later. If your school's financial aid office tells you that you can have a work study job, my advice would be to take it! Note: Accepting a work study position won't change or reduce the amount of money you are allowed to borrow as student loans, or accept without repaying in grants or scholarships. Not everyone is offered a work study opportunity, so if you are offered one, that means your school knows that you could use the money. Work study pay is hourly, so you have a paycheck to look forward to every two weeks or every month that you can use to help pay ongoing expenses.
Work-study confusion, how does it work?
You can't put work-study funds towards your tuition. It's meant for students to earn extra spending money during the school year. The jobs are easy and flexible- your supervisors will understand you're a student and will work around your schedule, unlike most jobs. Let's say you're awarded $5000 in work-study for the school year. You'll get a job on campus and each week your paycheck will come out of that $5000- you'll just keep working until you use up the $5000 or you reach the end of the school year, whichever comes first. If you don't work enough hours to earn the whole amount, you lose whatever's left over. If you work so many hours that you earn $5000 before the end of the school year, you can't work any more. Then you start up again in the fall with a new pile of work-study funds. The only financial aid you can put towards your tuition are grants, scholarships, and loans. If you qualify for work-study you'll most likely qualify for a Pell grant (maximum $5,500 a year). Pretty much everyone gets Stafford loans.
What does "When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart" mean?
How it really works is usually based upon the whole operation of the system to make it get done, and when someone say that, they will usually break down the operation step by step so you'll truly understand the work involved. The study of something coming apart is paying attention to the smallest details of how it's taken apart, for explanation purposes like when someone pulls apart a blender, you see a single unit, then they take it off the motor, and disassemble the screw cap for the blades, and take out the gasket, and the top cover in pieces, it's the real way it gets cleaned, so that's kinda what they mean, how it really works, the inner pieces that hold it all together.
How does federal work study work?
You can be awarded federal work study if you have unmet financial ‘Need’. Work-study is a first come, first served benefit and the school awards it. They may run out, so it is good to file your FAFSA as early as you can.When you are awarded FWS, you still need to find, interview perhaps and get hired for a qualified job (there will be postings available). After that, you get a paycheck, just like any other job. Frequency of check issuance depends on the school policy—maybe every week, maybe biweekly.The school is reimbursed by the government for offering you a job, but you aren’t involved with that part.
If I am given 1000 dollars for federal work study does that mean I get 1000 plus an hourly wage?
Great question! In my situation, as an undergrad, I am “awarded” $x as Federal Work Study. However, that doesn’t mean that I am just gifted that money. It means that my school will provide me with the opportunity to apply for and accept a job, and work x amount of hours during the year to earn the Fed Work Study that I was awarded. Does that make sense? You are awarded the opportunity to earn that money, not the money itself.Organizing your finances when you’re a student can be extremely difficult- I know that each year it’s quite a family odyssey just attempting to complete all of the necessary financial paperwork. We work hard to help you think about the best ways to make your money work for you on our website, Wonder, Learn, Invest!. Come check it out and feel free to write with more questions!
How do I cite Federal Work Study on my resume?
I'm working on my resume after finishing my 2 year degree in Computer Maintenance/Networking. During the last semester I had a work study job monitoring the school computer lab. How do I cite this on my resume?
How does a work-study program work in college?
Assuming that you are in the U.S., and you are referring to a federal work-study (FWS) program (there are other types, and some schools may have them as well):Schools have a set amount of FWS from the federal government. (They are are also usually required to supplement that with a certain amount of the institution's own funds.) The school will then determine how large to make student FWS awards, based on a number of factors, like their state's minimum wage and the number of hours the school wants students to work per week. (There are some federal guidelines to follow, but the school also has some leeway.)Students qualify for FWS based on the results of their FAFSA. Depending on how much funding the school has and how much competition there is for FWS jobs, the school may limit FWS eligibility to only students with EFCs no higher than a certain amount, or may leave it open to any student with remaining need. (Remaining need = Cost of Attendance - (EFC + other FA).)Some schools will package all eligible students with FWS, and students then apply for individual jobs on a first-come-first-served basis until all funding has been claimed. Others only package FWS for eligible students who have requested it (via a form, via the school's portal, via the question of the FAFSA that asks if you are interested in FWS, etc.)Regardless, to have an FWS job you must: be eligible, have been approved for funding (by whatever mechanism your school uses), and have a specific job (usually for a specific department or office in the school, but possibly for an outside non-profit). You would then get a paycheck just as you would for any other job. There are limits to how many hours per week you can work, and you cannot earn more per semester than your FWS award.When you file the next year's FAFSA, that income gets reported as it would for any other job. But in a later step on the FAFSA, all FWS income gets subtracted form the total income. So unlike a job off-campus at a random employer, your FWS job definitely won't negatively impact your next year's eligibility. (The other job might not either, depending on various factors.)