FWS - Program Overview
Program Overview
Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a federally funded program that provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay educational expenses.
Students must demonstrate financial need to be considered for this award.
The program encourages community service work and work related to the student's course of study.
Benefits
- Working on campus allows students to meet other students and to network with faculty and staff
- Students gain valuable work and career experience.
- Students have the opportunity to work in jobs that benefit the community.
- Students are able to earn money to help pay for educational expenses.
- Employers allow students flexibility to work around their class schedule.
- Money earned from FWS job will not be counted as income on the next year’s FAFSA.
