Work-Study Program

There have been some changes to the work-study program due to COVID. We encourage all new and continuing work-study eligible students to be informed by watching the Work-Study Orientation webinar above to stay updated on the process.

What is Work-Study?

Work-Study is a program that is funded by the government. It offers financial support to students with a demonstrated financial need. Eligible students may use their award by obtaining a Work-Study job at the University or with an approved off-campus employer. Work-Study funds must be used from September 20,2020 to June 11, 2021.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must:

File your FAFSA by the March 2 deadline. (Note: FAFSA is available each year beginning October 1.)
Demonstrate a financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid Office.
Accept your award via R’Web.
Remain enrolled, and maintain “Satisfactory Academic Progress” while working under the program (i.e. a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0).
Due to COVID, if you accepted your work-study award in 2019-2020 and did not use it, you may still be eligible for work-study during the 2020-2021 year. If this is your case and you did not get work-study awarded, please submit a Revision Request through R'Web to have your eligibility determined."

If you qualify for Work-Study, you will be notified in your financial aid award letter. The gross earnings you can receive under the program will also be included in the letter.

Work-Study Benefits

Use your Work-Study award and enjoy the following:

Access to more on-campus jobs
A flexible schedule for academics
Saved gas money and travel time
Paid experience
Transferable skills to build your resume
An established network
The potential to gain academic credit for an internship
A meaningful place within the UCR community

Important Dates & Deadlines

September 8, 2020	Work-Study positions and 2020-21 Federal Work-Study Eligibility Notification Forms are viewable to students
September 8, 2020	Students may begin to apply for Work-Study positions
September 20, 2020	Students may begin to work using Work-Study
December 20-30, 2020	Students are eligible to work up to 39 hours
March 21-27, 2021	Students are eligible to work up to 39 hours
June 11, 2021	Last day students may use Work-Study
June 12-September 19, 2021	Students are not eligible to use Work-Study award

Getting Started

If you are eligible for Work-study and are interested in exploring work-study positions, the Student and College Engagement team at the Career Center is ready to support you with your resume, job search, and interviewing prep through scheduling a virtual counseling appointment or attending our virtual drop-in hours. For updated hours, please visit careers.ucr.edu, and to get started, click on the links below.

Schedule a Virtual Counseling Appointment with your designated Career Specialist

Schedule a 15-minute Virtual Drop-in Appointment

Accessing Work-Study Jobs on Handshake:

To view work-study positions on Handshake, you will go to Jobs, click on Filters, and select Work-study, and Show Results. (Work-study positions are only viewable on Handshake to work-study eligible students).
Here you will find opportunities for both on-campus and off-campus work-study approved sites.
Positions will continue to be posted throughout the year. If you are not seeing what you are looking for, be sure to visit often for updated positions.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are being rehired for an on-campus work-study position, the department will need to post this position on Handshake as a RESERVED position. This position will not be viewable on Handshake. Please refer these questions to careerrecruiting@ucr.edu for questions related to this process.

If you are invited for an interview:

Be sure to download your 20-21 Federal Work-study Eligibility Notification form provided to you through the job description in Handshake prior to your interview, and share this form with the employer.

View Sample Work-Study Forms

The Hiring Process

Congratulations, you aced the interview, and have been offered a work-study position! It will now be up to you to start the hiring process. Please complete the Work-Study New Hire Form to initiate a DocuSign process which will require e-signatures from both your supervisor and yourself. Depending on whether this is an on-campus or off-campus position, it will route to the appropriate channels for authorization. If you have questions regarding this process or the status of your employment contract, please contact finaid@ucr.edu.

Start the Work-Study Hiring Process

PLEASE NOTE: Work-Study funds can only be used between September 20, 2020 and June 11, 2021.

For a summary of the process described above, you can access this Work-Study Student infographic as a reference.

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