Financial Aid Student Employment

Need-Based Work-Study

Federal and state work-study programs are need-based aid programs that allow you to work and earn money and may be included as part of the financial aid package that you are awarded

Apply for work-study assistance by submitting the FAFSA by the March 1 preferential filing date each year.
Undergraduates must enroll for at least 12 credits; graduate students must enroll for at least 9 credits.
Undergraduates will be considered for state and federal work-study; graduates and nonresidents may only receive federal work-study.
On-campus employers include but are not limited to:

Michener Library
Residence Life (Housing/Food Service)
Facilities and Operations
Academic/Administrative Offices
Parking Services
Campus Police
Campus Recreation
University Center

Limited off-campus jobs are also available with the following nonprofit agencies:

Boys and Girls Club
School District #6
North Range Behavioral Health
Greeley Transitional House
City of Greeley - Recreation Department
City of Evans - Recreation Department
Union Colony Civic Center
Child Advocacy Resource and Education (CARE)
Right to Read of Weld County, Inc.

Your work-study allocation is the total dollar amount that you may earn during the academic year.
A student-employee may not exceed a 40-hour work week.
Freshmen are advised to work between 10-12 hours a week their first year.
A student-employee must maintain good academic standing.
Work Authorizations and workstudy will be cancelled 60 days after the start of the semester. This will happen if the student does not have a job or does not pick up the Work Authorization form from the Student Employment Office.