Student Employment Guide for Students:
Departmentally Funded Employment Students are employed in positions in virtually all areas of the University. These positions are open to all full-time students. In addition to regular hourly positions, salaried and non-uniform rate (per job basis) positions are included in this category. Federal Work Study students must apply each academic year. Questions? Under Federal Work Study, the federal government pays a percentage of the student’s wages. For state-supported budgets, the institution meets the additional percentage from a general institutional matching fund. If the student earns under a self-supporting budget, that budget will be charged with the unpaid percentage of the student’s wages, 25 or 20%. State Work Study students must apply each academic year. Questions? Summer Employment On-Campus Undergraduate Undergraduates may be employed on-campus under State Work Study in specific paraprofessional positions. Eligible SWSP positions must have responsibilities that involve primarily: Graduate Graduate students who are awarded State Work Study are assigned responsibilities similar to Graduate Assistants. Graduate Work Study students are paid by the hour; their pay rate is based on the current salaries of departmentally–funded Graduate Assistants.
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Each department may be allocated funds within its operational budget for student employment. These funds are intended to be used as training for students in their major area of academic pursuit and for jobs that provide for individual growth and development.
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The Federal Work Study Program was established by the federal government to provide employment opportunities for students who need to work in order to meet basic educational expenses. Students earning Financial Aid under Work Study funds are placed, whenever possible, in positions that provide educational experience and/or allow for career exploration. Student eligibility for participation in this program is based on “need” as determined by the Financial Aid Department. Students must complete the appropriate forms to apply. Forms are available on the web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. There is a priority deadline of February 15th for this application.
http://www.finaid.wwu.edu/ or http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.
Eligibility for the State Work Study Program is based on the same need criteria used for Federal Work Study. The state program places an even stronger emphasis on placing students in career-related, paraprofessional positions. Like Federal, the state program pays a percentage of the student’s wages.
Students may work full-time on campus (up to 40 hours per week) during the summer break as long as you were enrolled full-time the previous spring quarter and will be enrolling full-time for the following fall quarter, without regard to enrollment status during summer quarter. These regular temporary student employee positions are very limited. If you are interested in full-time summer employment, contact the Student Employment Center, Old Main 285.