Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a program offered to students who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the result of their FAFSA. All regular student hourly positions qualify as Federal ...

Work study helps colleges and universities create part-time jobs for poor students to work their way through college.

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WASHINGTON — College and university students will no longer be able to hold jobs that help with voting as part of Federal Work-Study program. The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday it has ...

Pell Grants remain the foundation of federal financial aid. Current policy discussions in Washington focus on how eligibility is defined, not on whether the program will continue. Pell is an important ...

Federal Work-Study funds may no longer be used to support voter registration and assistance jobs, the U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday. In an Aug. 19 Dear Colleague letter, the department ...

Thousands of college students receive Federal Work-Study aid as part of their financial aid package each year. Unlike other forms of student aid, the responsibility of accessing work-study dollars ...

For decades, colleges have sought to increase economic equity in admissions. From waiving application fees to federal work-study to targeted recruitment, there has been a movement within higher ...

Last academic year, Brown offered undergraduate students $3.2 million of federal work-study aid as part of institutional financial aid packages, according to Dean of Financial Aid Sean Ferns. But for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education recently announced new guidance reversing a Biden-era policy that allowed Federal Work Study (FWS) funds to be used for certain partisan and ...