Federal Work Study

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Review the list of Federal Work Study (FWS) JOB OPENINGS and contact the supervisor of the position you are interested in either by phone or via email. 

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Updated: 09/23/2024

FWS students are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week while classes are in session, and up to 29.5 hours per week during semester breaks and Spring recess if funding permits. Work schedules will be determined by the department's Federal Work-Study supervisor based on the needs of the department and the student's availability. Please note that students are not permitted to work overtime, on weekends, or on holidays.

It is important to note that an FWS position may be terminated at any time due to the following circumstances:

1. Poor academic performance, which is when the student is on unsatisfactory academic progress.
2. Not adhering to the policies and standards of the department.
3. Poor work performance.
4. No longer able to meet the scheduling needs of the department.
5. Student is no longer meeting Federal Work-Study eligibility.
6. Failure to comply with any policies and procedures outlined in the FWS agreement.
7. Budget has been exhausted.

Employers have the option to pay students who have utilized their entire Federal Work-Study (FWS) amount using their own funding. However, if a student continues to earn money beyond their FWS allotment, the employer must reimburse the FWS account for any over-earned amount.

As a reminder, there are certain guidelines that Federal Work-Study (FWS) students/supervisors must follow. These guidelines are as follows:

• FWS students are not allowed to provide voluntary services to their employers
• FWS students are prohibited from receiving payment for work that is required for their coursework, such as laboratory hours or experiments in the classroom.
• FWS funds cannot be used to subsidize an employee's share of fringe benefits such as paid sick leave, vacation, and holiday pay, contributions to welfare, or insurance programs such as Social Security, Worker's compensation, or retirement.
• FWS students are required to record their hours worked on Munis Web time Entry. It is the student's responsibility to record the hours worked each day on the Web-time entry account through their MyDelta Dashboard by 11:59 am on the last working day of the month or the last business date of each month. Paydays are on the 10th of the month. FWS hiring supervisors are responsible for reviewing the electronic timesheets submitted through Web-Time Entry each day to ensure accuracy. Department supervisors approve the FWS students' Web Time Entry electronic document.
• To ensure that FWS students stay within their allotted hours for their Federal Work-Study allocation amount, both the student and supervisor are encouraged to complete the Working Hours Tracker (PDF) on a weekly basis.
• FWS funds are intended to help students cover their educational expenses. Therefore, employers may not require students to work during class time or exam periods.

As a Federal Work-Study student, it is highly unlikely that you will work overtime.

However, if you do, you will be paid in accordance to the time worked, including overtime pay.

You will not be paid for holidays unless you are working on a holiday, in which case you will be paid your regular wage.

If your state has any laws regarding holiday pay, those must be paid in addition to your regular pay by the institution or company providing your employment.

There are a few things to keep in mind when you are going to an interview.

• Dress professionally.
• It is better to be overdressed for an interview, than underdressed.
• Always wear clean, professional attire no matter what you'll wear to work once you're hired.
• Do not wear casual clothes such as jeans, flip-flops, tank tops, or shorts to your interview.
• You want to present yourself at your best and send the message that you want the job and that you take it very seriously.
• Be on time.
• It is very important that you give yourself enough travel time when going to an interview.
• Leave in plenty of time to get to your interview and account for bad traffic, or in case you have difficulty finding the location.
• It is always a good idea to find the location of the business ahead of your interview and drive or take public transportation to it, to ensure you know where you are going.
• This will help gauge how much time you need to get there.
• You should also plan to arrive 5 -10 minutes early just to be safe, and be prepared to wait patiently for the interview to begin.
• Bring your cover letter, resume, and references with you.
• Even if you have already submitted these items to the potential employer, it is a good idea to bring them with you.
• Sometimes there are other individuals who may be interviewing you, and they may not have all of your information.
• Be prepared.
• Do research on the company you're interviewing with to give you an idea of what they do and how you might fit in.
• This way if they ask you if you know anything about the company, you will be able to answer positively and mention why you are a great fit for the job.
• Be prepared to ask the interviewer questions.
• This does not mean you want to know how much vacation or when you get paid.
• Ask your interviewer questions about the company overall, your potential coworkers, or specifics about the position you are applying for.
• This shows you have given this some thought and that you care about getting the job.
• Finally, be as relaxed as possible.
• Job interviews can seem stressful, but they don't need to be.
• If you have done your research and are confident that your skillset is a good match for the position, then you can treat the interview as a sharing of information between you and the interviewer to determine if you are a good fit for the position and if the department is a good fit for you.