Work-Study With Minimal Grant Money?

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<p>From CMU’s Fin Aid website:</p>

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Work-Study students are paid by the hour on a bi-weekly basis. All students must be paid at least minimum wage of $7.25 per hour ($8 per hour is the minimum for Federal Community Service jobs). For Federal Work-Study and Federal Community Service jobs, the maximum rate per hour is $12 for undergraduates and $16 for graduate students.

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<p>I would assume that if you’re getting an entry-level position in food-service or as a secretary or in the library or something, the job will be min wage or close to it. Assuming min. wage on a fifteen week semester, $2500/yr->$1250/sem->$83/wk->11-12 hrs/wk. If you continue receiving work study and find a paid research opportunity or you find a job that requires prior knowledge/experience, you may get paid more. I would read the [URL=<a href=“http://www.cmu.edu/finaid/employment/faqs.html]FAQs[/URL”>http://www.cmu.edu/finaid/employment/faqs.html]FAQs[/URL</a>] on student employment here.</p>