<p>I’m with Swimcats…I don’t know anything about “institutional” work study awards. I only know about federal need based awards. In our experience (DD has received work study), the W-S award was federally funded work study. However, in her case, the job she has also is funded by the university. SO…what they do…they pay her from work study funds until those funds run out (if they do) and then the remainder of her job hours for the year are paid for by the university. </p>
<p>One question folks should ask when visiting schools “Are there on campus jobs for students who do not receive work study awards?” The answer will vary from school to school. At DD’s school, the adcoms were very clear…there are PLENTY of jobs for anyone who wants to work on campus and they are not all funded with work study funds. DD says this is very true. If you want to work you WILL be able to find a job. </p>
<p>At DS’s college, there were not a lot of on campus jobs that were NOT work study. BUT his was a very urban campus with plentiful job ops off campus. DS had the same experience as Swimcat’s daughter. He applied for a job that he was VERY qualified to do, but it was a W-S job and they could not hire him because he did not have W-S in his financial aid package. The sad thing was that NO ONE applied for this job who had the qualifications to do it…and it went unfilled for the whole year. BUT that was that…as the funding for that job was W-S funding. DS was disappointed…the employer was disappointed…but there was nothing they could do.</p>