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 campuses
  • 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.

How to Apply

 Getting Started After Hired

 

Community Service Agency Partnerships

Interested in partnering with NLU to offer 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!

 

 Hire NLU 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.
Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    (888) 658.8632
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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    (888) 658.8632
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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    (888) 658.8632
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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    (888) 658.8632
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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    (888) 658.8632
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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of Tampa's major business districts, NLU's Florida Regional Center serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to its classrooms, the National Louis University Tampa Regional Center features a computer lab, student lounges, and conference room.

    5110 Sunforest Drive, Suite 102
    Tampa, FL 33634
    (800) 366.6581
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