<p>I have $3540 offered for work study. Is this money I have to pay to the university from my job? I've heard that if you do work study, that $3540 is just part of your financial aid and everything and anything you earn from your job goes directly to you and you don't have to pay anyone back. Please help!</p>
<p>the 3540 is the amount that you can make through work study. if you decide not to do work study you don’t get the money and if you don’t work enough hours to get the full amount you don’t get it. the money is paid directly to you, not the university.</p>
<p>so that means i get both the 3540 AND whatever i earn from the job? the 3540 isn’t part of financial aid or anything?</p>
<p>$3540 is the maximum amount you can make through your work study job. Should you find a job through work study, your employer will pay you up to a maximum of $3540. If you don’t become employed through work study, you don’t get the $3540 unless you apply to convert it to a loan. If you don’t work enough throughout the semester to earn the full $3540, you will be paid whatever you earn. Basically, you have the opportunity to be paid $3540 total through your work study employer. Sometimes this is great, sometimes you can make more through an independent job. Also, it can be quite difficult to obtain a work study job.</p>
<p>I believe the $3540 is for the year, not the semester. Since the gov. pays part of your salary, it’s considered FA. And as the others said, you will be paid if you work and you use that money to pay for school/living expenses. </p>
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