{"id":701,"date":"2021-08-13T18:05:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/?page_id=701"},"modified":"2026-07-01T19:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:15:25","slug":"workstudy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/aid\/workstudy\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Work Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Federal Work Study<\/h1>\n \n
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Federal Work Study is an award that allows students to earn income while working on-campus or with an approved off-campus non-profit agency.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Federal Work-Study (FWS)\u202fis a type of financial aid offered to students who have demonstrated financial need as determined by their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA<\/a><\/strong>).\u202f\u202fFWS employers include campus departments and approved off-campus non-profit agencies.\u202fStudents are responsible for securing employment and working scheduled hours to earn FWS funds. You are automatically considered for FWS by filing a FAFSA each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FWS program is designed so that the government and your qualified employer share in paying your wages. The money you earn comes to you bi-weekly via direct deposit to a bank account of your choice, or via paper check to the address listed on your hire paperwork. FWS funds can be used for paying your day-to-day educational expenses. The FWS allotment is not paid in a lump sum or credited to the student\u2019s bill. FWS earnings are reported as taxable wages to the IRS, but they are withheld from your FAFSA earnings when determining the Student Aid Index SAI for the associated tax year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To qualify for FWS <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Annually file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the federal processor by Apr. 15. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Complete verification<\/strong><\/a> requirements. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Be offered a Federal Work-Study award by the Division of Financial Aid. Federal Work-Study is awarded based on demonstrated need from the FAFSA. This funding is available to students seeking their first bachelor\u2019s degree. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Be enrolled in a degree-seeking program for at least 6 credit hours each semester during the academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Work-Study Student Information <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    To utilize your Federal Work-Study award for the academic year, you must: <\/p>\n\n\n\n