Texas College Work-Study Program

A student can earn money to help pay educational expenses and gain valuable work experience with a work-study position. While most positions are on-campus, opportunities may involve community service work, and when possible, work is related to a student's course of study. 

Employers

The state funded Work-Study Program pays 75% of a students' earnings, while the employing organization is responsible for only 25%.

To be eligible to participate, employers must:

• provide part-time employment to an eligible student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities;
• provide employment that is related to the student’s academic interests, when possible;
• use positions only to supplement and not to supplant positions normally filled by persons not eligible to participate in the program; and
• provide certain wage and employee benefits (see Required Matching section)

Contact the Center for Career Development at EmployerServices@uhcl.edu for details.

Students

Eligibility
It's recommended the FAFSA be completed as soon as possible after January 1, but no later than January 15th in order to make the priority deadline. In order to qualify for work-study, the FAFSA must indicate sufficient financial need as determined by government guidelines.

Applying
To apply for work-study, a student marks "yes" to the question on the FAFSA that asks if the student is interested in student employment and completes the FAFSA.

Getting a Work-Study Job
Once you are awarded Work-Study you may begin applying for open positions on the Jobs4Hawks webpage.  If you have any questions before you begin applying, please contact Financial Aid at uhcl_fao@uhcl.edu.   

Work-Study Pay and Maximum Number of Hours
Work-Study positions are hourly wage jobs in which a student works for an employer according to a mutually agreed-upon schedule and is paid by direct deposit on a bi-weekly basis for the hours worked. The maximum number of hours a student may work per week is 20.

Work-study awards are not automatically applied towards a student's tuition bill, nor is the amount of the award guaranteed. An award simply authorizes a student to participate in the program and sets a limit as to the amount of income a student can earn during the academic year. It is the responsibility of the student to work enough hours to reach the earnings limit and to budget the money wisely throughout the year to meet necessary college costs.