Federal Work Study

Students get paid directly for part-time work.

The Federal Work Study program allows students to work part-time to earn money to pay for indirect costs.

Funding is extremely limited. Students must be eligible for need-based financial aid and have their application submitted in a timely manner to be considered for Federal Work-Study. If a revision is made to your award, we will send a new award notice.

Earnings are not paid to the student’s bill, but received in a paycheck/direct deposit to their bank account. Students awarded and who accept a Federal Work-Study position will work an allotted amount of hours per week at a job on campus.

Students can only hold one Federal Work Study position at a time and will be paid every two weeks.

New Policy and Procedures

Please follow the instructions to be hired. ALL requirements must be met before any employment on campus begins.

Instructions for Payroll Requirements

Find instructions on the Work Study Online Portal.

General Instructions

Accept or decline your award.
Hand in all the required Hire Forms to Student Financial Services.
Apply! Find job postings on JobScore.
Wait for a supervisor to offer you a position.
- To initiate the Hire Form process, your direct supervisor MUST email our office
- A Hire Form must be submitted to be signed electronically by both student and potential supervisor.
- Allow 4-5 business days for students to be assigned a SUNY ID (required for access to timesheets).
Click on the SUNY Timesheets tab to submit timesheets.

Supervisors

Please contact our office to inquire about hiring a student worker.
- Supervisor MUST submit a request for all potential hires before the student begins working.
Both supervisor and student MUST sign the Hire Form to be assigned a SUNY ID.
- Accepted = Hire Form has been satisfied.
- Approved= Pending student signature.
If a student has Work Study, this does not guarantee that they will be offered a position (job placement is on a first-come, first-served basis and must be approved by our office).

Still Have Questions?

Once your account is active, your SUNY ID can be found on any of your applications. Click on the View Application button on any of your applications on the Home Page.

Please note that this field will remain blank until your account is active. *(After Hire Forms have been signed by both student and supervisor, it can take 4-5 business for SUNY IDs to become available.)

Contact Us

Students who wish to be added to the Work Study Waitlist are encouraged to email our office.

*Please note that Federal Work Study funding is extremely limited.

For further questions/concerns please email us: financialservices@purchase.edu

Student Financial Services