At Stanford, financial aid awards include a "self-help" component, consisting of student loan eligibility and/or an academic year earnings expectation.

If your financial aid award includes an academic year earnings expectation, the Financial Aid Office (FAO) recommends that you work part-time during the academic year. Most students can meet their earnings expectation by working six to seven hours per week.

The FAO does not assign part-time jobs to students. You will need to contact an employer on campus to apply for a job. Starting in September, Stanford's Career Development Center (CDC) posts part-time job listings for students on the Cardinal Careers website. If you are working on campus, you will be paid semi-monthly through the university payroll system.

If you prefer not to work during the academic year, you may convert part or all of your earnings expectation to student loan eligibility. You will need to submit a request to financialaid@stanford.edu

Federal Work Study

Students in the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program have regular part-time jobs on campus, but their wages are paid with federal funds. Eligibility for FWS is based on minimum half-time enrollment, and computed federal need and availability of funds. If your financial aid award does not currently include FWS, you may still be eligible.

To use your FWS eligibility, please follow these steps:

• Accept your FWS Award in AXESS under the Finances tab, View My Financial Aid.
• Find a job. Listings are available on the Cardinal Careers website starting in September.
• Apply for the job. Contact the supervisor or department administrator; let them know that you are eligible to be paid with FWS funds.
• Submit your FWS Authorization Request. Your hiring department may complete and submit this online form on your behalf.

Within one week of request submission, the FAO will send an email to you and your department confirming your eligibility for FWS and showing your maximum FWS earnings amount. Any earnings beyond this maximum amount must be paid by your department.

Community Service Federal Work-Study

If you are eligible for Federal Work-Study, you may choose to apply for a Community Service FWS (CS-FWS) job through the Haas Center for Public Service. Please follow the following steps:

• Accept your FWS Award in AXESS under the Finances tab, View My Financial Aid.
• Submit your CS-FWS Authorization Request.

Within one week, you will receive an email from the FAO confirming your eligibility for CS-FWS and showing your maximum earnings amount. You may then proceed with the Haas Center's application process for CS-FWS jobs. The Haas Center will not process your application until your CS-FWS Authorization Request has been received and reviewed by the FAO.

If you have questions, please contact the FAO by email at federalworkstudy@lists.stanford.edu or by phone at 650-723-3058.