How does this Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program work? Thank you.?

Question

How does this Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program work? Thank you.?

Answer 1

FWS is where they give you a maximum amount of money you can make while working throughout the semester. For example if your amount is $600 you can't make more than that for the whole semester. You can work on or off campus.

If you have a full or part-time job originally, that doesn't count as FWS, it's only for the jobs that the school place you at.

Answer 2

When this shows up on your award letter, it doesn' t go toward your tuition. It is an on-campus job that you can get and work to earn up to that amount per semester/quarter. If you want to get this then you need to talk to the student job center, if you don't then you do not need to do anything about it.

Answer 3

It is the opportunity to earn that much money per year at your school.  It is just like a regular job where you get paid every other week or sometimes monthly.  It is not normally money that goes towards tuition because you have to earn it as you go.