Federal Work-Study Program

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The Federal Work-Study Program is a U.S. financial aid initiative that provides part-time jobs for eligible college and graduate students to help pay for education expenses.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Federal Work-Study Program canonical 3
Federal Work-Study 2
Federal Work-Study program 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal program
student financial aid program
administeredBy United States Department of Education
surface form: U.S. Department of Education
alsoKnownAs FWS
Federal Work-Study Program
surface form: Work-Study
applicationMethod FAFSA
awardLimitBasis available program funding at institution
institutional awarding policies
student financial need
benefitToStudents earn income during enrollment
gain work experience
reduce need for student loans
benefitType hourly or salaried pay for graduates
hourly pay for undergraduates
wages
country United States of America
surface form: United States
disbursedBy participating colleges and universities
distinctFrom Federal Pell Grant Program
federal student loan programs
eligibilityCriterion U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status
completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
demonstrated financial need
enrollment in eligible postsecondary institution
satisfactory academic progress
employmentLocation off-campus jobs
on-campus jobs
employmentSector limited for-profit employers
nonprofit organizations
public sector employers
employmentType part-time jobs
establishedUnder Higher Education Act of 1965
fundingAllocationMethod allocated to institutions based on federal formula
fundingMechanism campus-based aid
fundingSource federal government
incomeTreatment earnings considered in future need analysis with protections
jobSchedulingFeature work hours coordinated with class schedule
matchType institutional share of student wages
partOf Title IV federal student aid programs
purpose help students pay for education expenses
provide part-time employment to students with financial need
regulationBy federal student aid regulations
requires student employment to earn funds
requiresMatchFrom participating institutions
targetPopulation graduate students
undergraduate students
wageDeterminedBy institutional policies and job type
wageRequirement at least federal minimum wage
workFocus community service jobs
jobs related to students’ course of study

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United States Department of Education overseesProgram Federal Work-Study Program
Federal Work-Study Program alsoKnownAs Federal Work-Study Program
this entity surface form: Work-Study
Higher Education Act of 1965 createdProgram Federal Work-Study Program
this entity surface form: Federal Work-Study program
Federal Student Aid operatesProgram Federal Work-Study Program
FWS fullName Federal Work-Study Program
subject surface form: Federal Work-Study
FWS standsFor Federal Work-Study Program
this entity surface form: Federal Work-Study
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 affectsProgram Federal Work-Study Program
this entity surface form: Federal Work-Study