Federal Work-Study: What to Know

While work-study was used by only 19% of families to help pay for college in the 2024-2025 academic year, according to Sallie ...

Understanding Financial Aid for College: A Guide

Financial aid is any form of funding that helps a student pay for college, such as a Pell Grant, loan or merit-based ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Here’s how work-study financial aid works

Last academic year, Brown offered undergraduate students $3.2 million of federal work-study aid as part of institutional financial aid packages, according to Dean of Financial Aid Sean Ferns. But for ...
Sacramento State University

FWS Student Employee Process

To participate in the Federal Work Study (FWS) program: Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Review your Award Notification once your financial aid eligibility is processed.
The Conversation

Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs

Work study works, doesn’t it? Federal work study is a government program that gives colleges and universities approximately US$1 billion in subsidies each year to help pay students who work part-time ...
Purdue University

Federal Work-Study

Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a program offered to students who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the result of their FAFSA. All regular student hourly positions qualify as Federal ...