This federal aid program is managed by:
Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs, Department of Education
Objectives:
To provide part-time employment to eligible postsecondary students to help meet educational expenses and encourage students receiving program assistance to participate in community service activities.
Funding obligations:
(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 09 $980,492,000; FY 10 est $980,492,000; FY 11 est $980,492,000 - FY 2009 total includes $200,000,000 provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Uses and Use Restrictions:
The Federal share of compensation paid to students does not exceed 75 percent for work on campus, or work in a public agency or private nonprofit organization, unless waived by the Secretary. The Federal share of compensation paid to students does not exceed 50 percent for jobs with a private-for-profit organization. No more than 25 percent of an institution's work-study allocation may be used for private-for-profit organizations. If it provides FWS employment to its students in that year, an institution is entitled to an administrative cost allowance for an award year of 5 percent of the first $2,750,000 of its program expenditures, plus up to 4 percent for expenditures greater than $2,750,000 but less than $5,500,000 plus up to 3 percent of expenditures in excess of $5,500,000. An institution is required to use at least 5 percent of its total FWS allocation to pay the Federal share of wages to students employed in community service jobs unless it receives a waiver.
Examples of Funded Projects:
Not Applicable.
Program Accomplishments:
Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: Institutions are estimated to award $1,170,845,000 to approximately 768,271 recipients. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available
Types of Assistance:
DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED USE
Range and Average of Financial Assistance:
The average award in FY 2009 was $1,524. The average award in FY 2010 is estimated at $1,524.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:
Funds are awarded for use by participating institutions for one award year at a time following the year of application. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: electronic transfer.
Applicant Eligibility:
Higher education institutions (public, private nonprofit, postsecondary vocational, and proprietary) meeting eligibility requirements may apply.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Undergraduate, graduate, or professional students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as regular students; are maintaining satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices of the institution, have financial need, do not owe a refund on a Title IV grant, are not in default on a Title IV loan, file a statement of educational purpose, file a statement of registration compliance (Selective Service) and meet citizen/resident requirements may benefit.
Award Procedure:
The Office of Student Financial Aid determines final awards and notifies participating institutions. Postsecondary institutions determine individual student awards.
Contact Info for Headquarters Office:
Federal Student Aid Information Center, Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Phone: (800) 433-3243.
Website Address:
http://www.ifap@ed.gov; www.studentaid.ed.gov
Related Programs:
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
- Higher Education_Institutional Aid
- Federal Family Education Loans
- TRIO_Student Support Services
- TRIO_Talent Search
- TRIO_Upward Bound
- Federal Pell Grant Program
- TRIO_Educational Opportunity Centers
- Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership
