Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)

The FWS Program provides part-time employment opportunities for students who show need under the federal need analysis system. Earnings (net of job-related costs) must be used to meet educational expenses. The program also encourages community service.

Related terms: Packaging; Overawards and Overpayments; Student Eligibility; Program Participation Agreement

A Chance for Success: Understanding How Latinx Students Make Meaning of Federal Work-Study Employment Web URL

Source: LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs: Trends and Alternative Allocation Strategies Web URL

Source: Educational Policy: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Policy and Practice

Campus-Based Programs Self-Study Guide Web URL

Source: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Do Community College Students Benefit from Federal Work Study Participation? Web URL

Source: Teachers College Record

Does the Federal Work-Study Program Really Work—and for Whom? Web URL

Source: Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University

Does Working Help or Hurt College Students? The Effects of Federal Work-Study Participation on Student Outcomes. A CAPSEE Working Paper Web URL

Source: Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment

Tuition Discounting Practices: A Multiple Case Study of New York State Private Institutions PDF

Source: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing

Expanding Federal Work-Study Opportunities for California Community College Students Web URL

Source: Campaign for College Opportunity

Federal Work-Study (FWS) AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&As Web URL

Source: National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Federal Work-Study: Past Its Prime, or Ripe for Renewal? Evidence Speaks Reports, Vol 2, #16 Web URL

Source: Brookings

Federal Work-Study Program Equity: A Public University System Survey and Aggregate Data Analysis Web URL

Source: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing

Rethinking Federal Work-Study - Incremental Reform Is Not Enough PDF

Source: Urban Institute

The Causal Effect of Federal Work-Study Participation: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From West Virginia Web URL

Source: Journal of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, AERA

See top list entry for Cash Management.

See also top list entry for Cash Management

See top list entry for Cash Management

See top list entry for Recordkeeping

See top list entry for Overawards and Overpayments

See top list entry for Disbursement, subtopic Power of attorney

See top list entry for Packaging

See top list entry for Student Eligibility

See also top list entry for Cash Management

675.18(a) Web URL