The Federal Work Study program offers part-time
jobs for students on the ASU campus. Jobs vary from desk clerks, clerical
assistants, custodial, to stack maintenance in the Library. Your employer
will assign responsibilities based on your skills and abilities. There are a
limited number of off campus Federal Work Study Community Service Jobs.
All Work Study Jobs are limited to no more than 20 hours weekly and pay the
federal minimum wage. Your employer will calculate the total number of
hours per week that you are allowed to work based on your award however, no
student employee may exceed 20 hours per week.
To apply for these jobs students must complete forms for federal student aid and
then be awarded Federal Work Study through the Financial Aid office.Upon receiving an award letter with an offer of Federal Work Study from
Financial Aid a student may apply for these jobs. The Jobs are posted in
Career Connections on our
virtual career center web site. Simply Choose Federal Work Study as the job
classification in your search. Each job has a Contact Person listed in the Job
Advertisement. Contact these employers directly by phone or in person.
Employees should be dependable to arrive on time to
work scheduled hours
Employees should work the hours scheduled
Employees who must be absent due to illness, or
personal reasons, should call supervisors before absence occurs and
their scheduled work time
Work Study employees must be enrolled in a minimum of
six semester hours each semester. If student semester hours fall below
six, they are no longer eligible for employment. Supervisors please notify
Career Services immediately if you become aware of this occurrence
After four consecutive hours of work student employees
must be given a 15 minute break
Work Study employees are not entitled to sick leave,
vacation, or holiday leave
Work Study employees should be expected to work the
full semester, or until they have worked their total number of awarded hours
for any given semester
Employees who do not fulfill this commitment may not be
placed on the Work Study Program the following semester
This page is maintained by: Ed Rayburn, Ed.D
Please e-mail problems, comments, and suggestions to: crayburn@astate.edu