What is community service work study?

(Federal or State) Community Service Work-Study is a work-study position that is completed in the local community or, if on campus, has significant contact with members of the local community.
Federal or State supported Community Service Work-Study positions are designated by each individual college or university financial aid office because all financial aid offices receiving work-study slots are mandated by the federal government to utilize at least 7% of all work-study slots to help benefit the local community.
Community Service Work-Study students (usually have a high financial need) can be paid as a work-study student and participate in the SIS program (double-dip).
Contact your financial aid office to acquire a list of local non-profit organizations that are eligible to have community service work-study students and they may also be able to provide you a list of students who are eligible to serve as a community service work-study student.
Only students designated as community service work study-students by your financial aid office are eligible to participate in SIS
Community service work study students are a great target market for SIS eligible enrollments. Please contact your financial aid office to help with targeting community service work-study students or participating non-profit organizations

What is not a community service work study student?

Any work-study student not designated by your financial aid office as participating in a community service work study slot
Any work study student working on campus for a professor or department that is not serving her/her local community in any way. Research on the community does not count as service to the community.

Page Updated 09.24.2008