With the rising cost of tuition, many families turn to multiple funding sources — such as need- and merit-based aid — to help finance a college education. While work-study was used by only 19% ...

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 ...

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 ...

Congress is considering cuts to federal student grant programs relied on by thousands of Pennsylvania college students amid a multi-billion Pell Grant program deficit. The House of Representatives ...

Federal Work-Study funds may no longer be used to support voter registration and assistance jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday. In an Aug. 19 Dear Colleague letter, the department ...

Thousands of college students receive Federal Work-Study aid as part of their financial aid package each year. Unlike other forms of student aid, the responsibility of accessing work-study dollars ...

Community Connect, a new Center for Civic Engagement program piloted this fall, is a new pathway for Federal Work-Study students to complete public service work with local organizations, earning pay ...