To be considered for a Federal Work Study award, a financial aid applicant must demonstrate significant financial need as established via a comparison of an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) noted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and their estimated Cost of Attendance (COA) as calculated by the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

In addition to the above noted eligibility criteria, the Office of Student Financial Assistance may give additional awarding priority to students who:

• Have filed their FAFSA by K-State's priority date of December 1 prior to the start of the academic year and/or
  
  
• Have indicated on the FAFSA an interest in work as a form of financial assistance and/or
  
  
• Can demonstrate that they have secured campus employment that is predicated on federal work study funding.
  
  
• If students are planning to use Federal Work-Study funding for only one semester, they should notify our office to make the necessary adjustments to their financial aid package.

Before a student can begin to receive any funding from on-campus employment they must:

• Have accepted an offered Estimated Federal Work Study award within the K-State Student Information System (KSIS) self-service.
  
  
• Have secured a part-time, on-campus, federal student aid funded employment position. Students can join Handshake, the Career Center's recruiting and career services platform to search for Federal Work Study employment opportunities. Students and can use Handshake to easily connect with employers, search for jobs and internships, review career fair/event information and manage on-campus interviewing.

• To create a Handshake account, students should visit the Career Center website.
  
  
• Student must have their K-State employer complete and return a Federal Work Study Position Description. Federal work study funding will not be made available to a student/employer until this form has been reviewed and accepted by the Office of Student Financial Assistance.

One of the U.S. Department of Education required obligations associated with Kansas State University's participation in the Federal Work Study program is that a complete position description be on file for each federal work-study employee.

Consequently, the Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) asks that a completed Federal Work Study Position Description be submitted to the OSFA before a student may be allowed to receive Federal Work Study funding. To assist in meeting this requirement, the OSFA provides a "Sample" Federal Work Position Description (pdf).

2023-2024 Federal Work Study Position Description (pdf)

2024-2025 Federal Work Study Position Description (pdf)