Federal Work-Study Program

The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program provides an excellent opportunity for students to earn money from part-time employment to help pay for their National Louis University education. Work-study students are paid an hourly wage.  Jobs are located both on-campus or with an approved off-campus community organization.  Work-study is a need-based form of financial aid, and eligibility is determined by the information the student provides on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Benefits

We are able to match work-study students with jobs related to their field of interest, in most cases.  Here are some of the benefits of work-study at NLU:

• Competitive pay rates.  Earn between $11 and $13 per hour!
  Peer Tutor or Community Service Tutors earn up to $14.00 per hour
• Convenient locations on and off campus
  Many positions available at our Chicago, Wheeling, North Shore, and Lisle locations
• Development of marketable skills
• Flexible work schedules to accommodate student class schedules
• Get hands-on work experience to enhance your professional resume
• Opportunity to work during the summer, even if you are not registered for summer classes

Learn While You Earn!

Eligibility

A student must:

• Demonstrate financial need via the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy .
• Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen.
• Have a valid Social Security number (with the exception of students from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau).
• Be registered with Selective Service, if you’re a male (you must register between the ages of 18 and 25).
• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program.
• Be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible for Direct Loan Program funds.
• Not have certain drug convictions. Further information is available online at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/eligibility/criminal-convictions.
• Not be receiving aid at another college or university simultaneously.
• Sign the certification statement on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA^®) stating that:
  • you are not in default on a federal student loan and do not owe money on a federal student grant and
  • you will use federal student aid only for educational purposes; and
• Show you’re qualified to obtain a college or career school education by
  • having a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate;
  • completing a high school education in a homeschool setting approved under state law (or—if state law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a completion credential—completing a high school education in a homeschool setting that qualifies as an exemption from compulsory attendance requirements under state law); or
  • enrolling in an eligible career pathway program and meeting one of the "ability-to-benefit" alternatives described below.

 Additional information regarding eligibility criteria is online at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/eligibility/basic-criteria.

Applying for a Federal Work-study (FWS) Job

• Complete the current year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Apply for a work-study position

 Getting Started After Hired

FWS Community Service Partnerships (CSP) With Not-For-Profit Agencies

Interested in partnering with NLU to offer Federal Work-Study positions at your location? 
Learn more about this exciting win-win partnership! 

You provide the job and training, and we handle the payroll and provide the funding!

NLU Departmental Hiring of FWS Students

• If you are an NLU department that would like to hire or re-hire a Student Employee, please complete the Authorization to Employ (ATE) request at jobs.nl.edu/hr.