work study

College job program

Work study is a financial aid program in which students work part-time jobs, often on campus, to help pay for their education: She got a work-study position in the library.

The jobs typically offer flexible hours around class schedules.

Separately, work study (or time and motion study) is the analysis of work processes to improve efficiency.

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financial aid type

work studygrant

Bestow or award money

scholarship · fellowship · free money · merit scholarship · tuition waiver

student activity mode

work studyfull-time study

Maximum academic enrollment status

leisure · unemployment · extracurricular activities · idle time

income source for students

work studyunearned income

Gains without active work

parental support · trust fund · inheritance · full ride · handout

Family

work, study, works, worked, working, worker, workers, workable, workings

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