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FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM

Eligibility is based on financial need. Students work when not in class. Money is earned as the student works.

If a student is granted a Federal Work-Study Award, available positions can be found on eLion under "Work Study Job Search". The student may contact the supervisor for the position he/she wants and schedule a time to be interviewed. After the student has accepted a position and has the supervisor sign the Federal Work Study Program Employment Agreement Form (placement form), the student needs to bring the form to the Student Aid office for processing. Along with the placement form, the student must bring the following items before the employment paperwork can be completed:

  1. A passport OR an original social security card OR original certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state, county or municipal authority AND
  2. A driver's license OR school ID with a photograph OR a voter's registration card OR a U.S. Military card or draft record AND
  3. A voided check OR savings account number and Bank Routing Transit Number (all paychecks must be direct deposit into a bank account)

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PHEAA STATE WORK-STUDY PROGRAM


The State Work-Study Program (SWSP) provides Pennsylvania students with employment opportunities in high-technology and community-service fields. Through SWSP you gain career-related, on-the-job work experience while earning money to help pay for your higher education. You may work up to 40 hours per week during term breaks and the summer and no more than 20 hours per week while classes are in session.

To qualify you must:

  • Be a Pennsylvania resident.
  • Be enrolled at least half-time (6 – 11 credits) in a PHEAA-approved higher education institution, in a program of study at least two years in length.
  • Be a State Grant or subsidized federal loan recipient.
  • Be able to benefit from a career-related work experience in a high-tech or community-service job.
  • Not owe a State Grant refund or have defaulted on any student loan.
For more information, please refer to PHEAA.
 
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