what is work study?

[purplet1ger]

<p>what is work study?</p>

[oceanpartier]

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Work-study is money that students may earn by working a part time job.
The program allows you to gain work experience and pay for a part of your educational expenses as you earn your award.
Funds for this program come from the federal government as well as The Regents of the University of California and are awarded based on need.
Most jobs are on campus and departments are eager to hire students with work-study awards.
Rather than receiving a check at the beginning of each quarter, students receive their work-study award as earnings from their job in the form of a payroll check.
The work experience gained through this program can be a valuable asset when seeking employment after graduation.

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[purplet1ger]

<p>so am i earning money while studying? and i can use that money for whatever i want? or is that money just going to my tuition</p>

[junshik]

<p>All it is, the government is giving money to employers to hire students. </p>

<p>So if you received a $1500 work study award,</p>

<p>you will work at the job until you have earned $1500 amount in wages.</p>

<p>Other than that, its the same thing as working a part time job. So the money you earned from it goes strictly to your bank account.</p>

[KaiLun]

<p>What type of work is it?</p>

[KaiLun]

<p>Like cafeteria, desk work…etc? And is it at the school? Thank you!!</p>

[junshik]

<p>Its any type of work (e.g. cafeteria, desk work, assistant work, etc.)… just depends if the employer has the work-study program.</p>

<p>It usually IS at the school, but I believe there are some off-campus work-study jobs, but you would have to find it through zotlink.</p>