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Student Employment Manual
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Federal Work Study

Federal Work Study (FWS) is a part of the student's financial aid package. If a student has been granted an award, Federal Work Study will subsidize 75% of the student's wages. Hiring departments are charged for 25% of the wages.

Some departments will only hire students who have FWS awards. Those positions are segregated on the job boards outside E334 Student Union and on the Career Services Web site.

Work Study awards must be applied to a single Work Study position.

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Student Employment will monitor the student's FWS award and will notify the employer and the student employee prior to the award being exhausted. If the department wishes to retain the student once the award is exhausted, the student may be placed in "regular" status (the department is then charged for 100% of the student's wages). Employers must notify Student Employment in writing of their intention to convert a student from FWS to regular. Include the department name, organization and fund codes, name of student, and the student's social security number or U-ID in your communication.

If the employer does not have the resources to pay 100% of the student's wages, they are not obligated to continue to employ the student in a regular status.

Students wishing to use Federal Work Study during Summer Quarter must be registered for a minimum of 6 credits as an undergraduate student or 4 credit hours as a graduate student. All questions regarding FWS awards should be directed to the Financial Aid Office, E136 Student Union, (937) 775-5721.

Calculating FWS Student Work Hours

To determine the number of hours a student can work per pay period for a specific length of time without going over the total award amount, do the following calculation:

Total FWS award / rate of pay / pay periods expected to work = hours the student can work in one pay period.

Example:  $2100 (for academic year) / $7.00 / 21 pay periods = 14.2 hours the student can work in one pay period (two weeks) without going over the total award granted.

To determine the number of pay periods a student can work with a desired number of work hours per week without going over the total award amount, do the following calculation:

Total FWS award / rate of pay / desired work hours per pay period (two weeks) = number of pay periods student can work before exhausting award.

Example:  $2000 (for academic year) / $7.80 / 40 hours per pay period = 6.4 pay periods (13 weeks) the student can work using Federal Work Study.

There are 21 pay periods in the academic year, including winter and spring breaks, and 26 pay periods in the entire year if including summer.

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