Penn State University Libraries - Federal Work Study

Federal work-study dates for Fall/Spring Semesters:

The begin date for the Fall/Spring work-study is 8/13/2012 and the end date is 5/3/2013.
The begin date for Fall only work-study is 8/13/2012 and the end date is 12/14/2012.
The begin date for Spring only work-study is 1/7/2013 and the end date is 5/3/2013.

(Work-study students working fall semester and who will be participating in spring work-study may work through the break. The hours worked will be charged to the spring awards.)

Students participating in work-study must complete the registration process by filing/confirming their semester bill before they can be hired/paid as work-study. You will be notified by Libraries Human Resources if one of the students that you would like to hire has not completed the process. If the student began working before registration was complete, the student will be paid as wage until they are in registered status.

The current pay rate for federal work-study is $8.50/hr. for undergraduate work-study student and $10.00 for graduate work-study students.

Effective 5/10/2009, the departmental share for federal work-study increased from 10% to 15%.

Work-study students can work up to 40 hrs./week but not exceed 8 hrs./day. It is recommended that they do not work more than 20 hrs./week in order to keep up with their class work. Therefore, this is just a recommendation and not a regulation.

Additional information regarding Federal Work-Study can be found through the Office of Student Aid.