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.
Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs: Trends and Alternative Allocation Strategies
Campus-Based Programs Self-Study Guide
Do Community College Students Benefit from Federal Work Study Participation?
Does the Federal Work-Study Program Really Work—and for Whom?
Expanding Federal Work-Study Opportunities for California Community College Students
Federal Work-Study (FWS) AskRegs Knowledgebase Q&As
Federal Work-Study: Past Its Prime, or Ripe for Renewal? Evidence Speaks Reports, Vol 2, #16
Federal Work-Study Program Equity: A Public University System Survey and Aggregate Data Analysis
Tuition Discounting Practices: A Multiple Case Study of New York State Private Institutions
Rethinking Federal Work-Study - Incremental Reform Is Not Enough
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, 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