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 topics in this Index: Packaging; Overawards and Overpayments; Student Eligibility; Program Participation Agreement
See also Subtopics for more specific references.
A Chance for Success: Understanding How Latinx Students Make Meaning of Federal Work-Study Employment
(LSU Doctoral Dissertations)
Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs: Trends and Alternative Allocation Strategies
(Educational Policy: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Policy and Practice)
Campus-Based Programs Self-Study Guide
(National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
Do Community College Students Benefit from Federal Work Study Participation?
(Teachers College Record)
Does the Federal Work-Study Program Really Work—and for Whom?
(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
(Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment)
Expanding Federal Work-Study Opportunities for California Community College Students
(Campaign for College Opportunity)
Federal Work-Study (FWS) AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&As
(National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators)
Federal Work-Study: Past Its Prime, or Ripe for Renewal? Evidence Speaks Reports, Vol 2, #16
(Brookings)
Federal Work-Study Program Equity: A Public University System Survey and Aggregate Data Analysis
(ProQuest Dissertations Publishing)
Rethinking Federal Work-Study - Incremental Reform Is Not Enough
(Urban Institute)
The Causal Effect of Federal Work-Study Participation: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From West Virginia
(Journal of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, AERA)
Tuition Discounting Practices: A Multiple Case Study of New York State Private Institutions
(ProQuest Dissertations Publishing)
See top list entriy for Cash Management.
See also top list entry for Cash Management
Annual Designation of Title III and Title V Schools and Waiver Process
Electronic Announcement, 3/5/21 (CB-21-04)
Electronic Announcement, 12/17/19
Designation as a Title III or Title V Institution and Waiver of the Non-Federal Share Requirement for FWS and FSEOG for the 2020–21 Award Year
P.L. 116-136 (H.R. 748, CARES Act)
Electronic Announcement, 8/21/20
Electronic Announcement, 5/15/20
UPDATED Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
See top list entry for Recordkeeping
See top list entry for Overawards and Overpayments
See also top list entries for Cash Management and Disbursement
See top list entry for Disbursement, subtopic Power of attorney
See top list entry for Packaging
See top list entry for Student Eligibility
See top list entry for Cash Management, subtopic Transferring allocations among the campus-based programs
See also top list entry for Cash Management