{"id":1226,"date":"2017-08-01T14:25:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T18:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2017-08-01T14:25:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T18:25:30","slug":"feds-offer-tips-for-students-seeking-work-study-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/08\/01\/feds-offer-tips-for-students-seeking-work-study-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Offer Tips for Students Seeking Work-Study Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1227\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/workstudy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1227\" src=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/workstudy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/workstudy.jpg 724w, https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/workstudy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Counting on Federal Work-Study funds to help pay for college?<\/p>\n<p>Officials at the US Department of Education want to make sure students understand the program\u2019s quirks. For instance, being awarded work-study funds doesn\u2019t guarantee you a job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome schools may match students to jobs, but most schools require the student to find, apply for, and interview for positions on their own, just like any other job,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ed.gov\/2017\/07\/8-things-you-should-know-about-federal-work-study\/\">according to a recent article shared on the department\u2019s <em>Homeroom<\/em> blog<\/a>. \u201cEither way, students who are interested in work-study or who have already been awarded work-study should contact the financial aid office at their school to find out whether positions are available, how to apply, and how the process works at their school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The post \u2014 written by a trio of financial aid officers \u2014 seeks to demystify the process of securing and work-study funds.<\/p>\n<p>Jobs available through the program may be limited and are not guaranteed from year to year, the authors note.<\/p>\n<p>Yet despite that uncertainty, the program comes with definite perks.<\/p>\n<p>Work-study earnings don\u2019t count against students when they apply for federal financial aid and most employers will work around a student\u2019s class schedule.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ed.gov\/2017\/07\/8-things-you-should-know-about-federal-work-study\/\">Read the full article<\/a> and learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nacacnet.org\/knowledge-center\/financing-college\/\">paying for college<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/07\/25\/campus-visit-tips-for-moms-and-dads\/mstegmeir@nacacnet.org\">mstegmeir@nacacnet.org.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Counting on Federal Work-Study funds to help pay for college? Officials at the US Department of Education want to make sure students understand the program\u2019s quirks. For instance, being awarded work-study funds doesn\u2019t guarantee you a job. \u201cSome schools may match students to jobs, but most schools require the student to find, apply for, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/08\/01\/feds-offer-tips-for-students-seeking-work-study-funds\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Feds Offer Tips for Students Seeking Work-Study Funds<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"NACAC","author_link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/wpadmin\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peWmJq-jM","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1226\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}