FWS is a Federal aid program administered by the OSU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. Eligibility is need-based and limited to students with exceptional financial need. Part-time federal work-study employment gives you the opportunity to earn money during the school year to help pay for educational costs including rent, books, food, and personal expenses.
If you have been awarded Federal work-study funds, and have accepted them, we encourage you to take advantage of the work-study opportunities during the upcoming year, and hope this information helps you find a federal work-study job.
NOTE: If you have not been awarded federal work-study, you can still work on campus in a regular student job. See Regular Student Employment for more information.
Basic Information For 2009-10 Federal Work-Study Jobs
When can you work?
• You can work during terms you have received a federal work-study award.
• You have to be enrolled at least half-time each of those terms:
6 credits a term undergraduate
5 credits a term graduate
• If you receive financial aid for Summer term, you may work beginning July 1, 2009
• If Fall term is the first term of 2009-10 that you receive financial aid, you may work beginning September 28, 2009
Where can you work?
• Many departments on campus hire work-study students, in a variety of positions.
• Off-campus employers such as the America Reads program in local grade schools and the Boys and Girls Clubs often hire Federal work-study students.
When will jobs be posted in Beaver JobNet?
• Fall Work-Study Jobs will be posted beginning September 8, 2009
How do I access the work-study job listings in Beaver JobNet?
1. We provide the listing of Federal work-study openings from which you do a job search.
2. Go to http://oregonstate.edu/career/ and select "Login to Beaver JobNet to view job and internship listings" under the Students heading.
3. If you have never logged onto Beaver Recruiting or Beaver JobNet you will need to Register.
a. If you are a first time user, you will use your full ONID email address as your username and hirebeavers as your password.
b. If have previously accessed Beaver Recruiting, your full ONID email address will be your username. If you cannot remember your password select "Forgot my password" to reset your password.
4. Build your personal profile following the instructions on the screen (Contact Career Services if you have questions on the set-up.)
5. Once your profile is built, at the top of the screen you will see a "Jobs and Internships " box. Or on the middle of the screen you will see a "Student Employment - Federal Work Study" link
6. Select either Student Employment - Federal Work Study from the list under "jobs and internships" or select the Student Employment - Federal Work Study link in the middle of the screen
7. Click on each job title for more details about the job. Application instructions will either appear within each job listing in the "Description" box or on the upper right hand corner of the screen under "How to Apply". You can find contact information on the lower right hand corner of the screen.
Never done a job search before?
• Career Services offers resources for students looking for jobs on their website and in their office in Room B008 in the lower level of the Kerr Administration Building.
Check The Job Listing Frequently New Jobs Could Be Posted At Any Time
Working and Getting Paid
• July 1, 2009 is the first day you can work for Summer Term.
• September 28, 2009 is the first day you can work for Fall Term.
• You may earn up to the total of the Federal work-study award amount shown on your financial aid award (you can view your award on Student Online Services).
• Wages are the state minimum wage or higher an hour, depending on the job requirements.
• You may work up to but not more than 20 hours a week combined for all student employment, including regular and/or work-study student jobs and assistantships.
• You may work up to 40 hours per week between terms IF you are enrolled at least half time for both the previous term and the next term. Exception: You may not work between the end of spring term and July 1.
• You will get a paycheck once a month for the hours you worked during the previous pay period.
• Your earnings are not credited to your billing account.
Questions? Contact the OSU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships using the email link below, call us at 541-737-2241, or come to our office in room 218 Kerr Administration Building
