Federal Work Study: Student Employment
What is Federal Work-Study?
Federal Work-Study (FWS) is offered to students based on their eligibility and financial need. The program provides an award that is paid via an hourly wage for expenses throughout college. It is not a grant as you have to work for it, and it is not a loan that must be repaid. FWS positions are based on the academic year and are therefore restricted to the Fall (August-December) and Spring (January-May) semesters. No positions are available over the holidays or during the summer.
- Eligible students must be enrolled at least half-time per semester (6 credits undergraduate, 5 credits graduate) to work in an FWS position.
- Students enrolled less than half-time or not enrolled may not work an FWS position.
Students are never considered salary-based employees. Students in FWS-eligible positions are paid an hourly wage. Graduate students may receive graduate stipends however, Federal Work-Study Awards may not be applied to departmental stipends.
Student employees are paid twice a month and paychecks are deposited directly into the banking account listed in Hokie Wallet through HokieSPA.
Student employees cannot direct the university to apply earnings towards education-related charges such as tuition, fees, room, and board. Students will receive the paycheck for work performed and may choose to use the funds to pay education-related expenses or use the funds as they see fit.
Besides on-campus job opportunities, there are exciting opportunities for work-study jobs in two off-campus programs. The Virginia Tech Community Literacy Corps offers tutoring positions in the public and private schools in the local area. There are numerous non-profit agencies that hire Federal Work-Study students in Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Virginia. If you are interested in working off-campus, please email us at finaid@vt.edu and include 'off-campus FWS opportunities' in the subject line.
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