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> Office of Financial Aid > Work Study Information
Information for Students
Available Job Postings
How do I find a job?
The Office of Financial Aid Services does not secure employment for you. The office maintains the above Work Study job posting database. It is your responsibility to apply for Work Study jobs until you obtain a commitment from an employer.
What forms do I need to fill out in order to start employment?
You will be mailed a Certificate of Work Study Eligibility just before the start of the semester. This Certificate identifies you as an eligible Work Study recipient. The Certificate should be shown to each employer with whom you interview. If you accept a Work Study job, the Certificate must be completely filled out by you and your employer and returned to the Office of Financial Aid Services prior to your first day of work. If you have not been employed by MSU before, you will need to fill out an I-9 Form and a W-4 form. Your employer should have these available.
IMPORTANT-All eligible Work Study recipients who have not returned their Certificate of Work Study Eligibility to the Office of Financial Aid Services by the expiration date (noted on the Certificate) are at risk of losing their Work Study award. Reinstatement of the award will be dependent upon the availability of funds at that time.
How much may I earn?
You may not earn more than the authorized amount indicated on your Certificate. Once this amount has been earned, you are no longer eligible to be employed under the Work Study program even if your period of eligibility has not expired. If you have earned your maximum Work Study award before the period of eligibility expires, your employer, at his/her discretion may choose to change your employment status from Work Study to Student Hourly. Any unearned balance in the fall may be carried forward to the spring. If on the last day of eligibility for the year, you have not earned your authorized award the balance remaining is forfeited. If you worked in the fall and are not returning in the spring, you can only earn the amount indicated for the fall term.
How many hours can I work?
You must be registered for six or more credits for each semester in which you are employed as a Work Study. You may not work more than twenty hours per week during any week in which you are enrolled and attending classes. The number of hours you work will depend on your class schedule and the needs of you employer. If you are employed in more that one Work Study position, you cannot work more that a combined twenty hours per week total.
What is my wage and how am I paid?
Wages are a matter of agreement between you and your employer, not to be lower than minimum wage. You will be paid under “an hour’s pay for an hour’s work” agreement. Students are paid on the 11th of the month for hours worked from the 1st - 31st of the previous month. All employees are encouraged to establish direct deposit. If such arrangements have not been made, students can pick up their paycheck at the Human Resources Office (MT Hall Room 19) with a photo I.D. on or after the 11th of the month. If the 11th falls on a weekend or holiday, your check will be made available the 1st working day prior to the 11th.
What are my obligations?
You must be enrolled for 6 or more credit hours each semester. You must communicate with your employer(s) if you are working more than one position so that each employer can coordinate scheduling and ensure that you do not earn more than you are eligible between the two positions. Furthermore, you are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner and to deliver a full measure of work for the time you are employed. Your employer will expect the same regular, punctual and efficient performance that is expected of their regular full-time employees. If your employer determines that you have not met your obligations, you will be terminated and continuation in the work study program may be jeopardized.
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