Financial Aid
Work Study

ANNOUNCEMENT FWS 2022-23

Fall 2022 semester is underway and we are evaluating eligible interested students for potential placement.   Keep checking your Financial Aid Status in the student portal and be sure you have submitted any necessary docs and complete your electronic consent checklist item.   If your Financial Aid File is complete and you are awarded aid, you can send an email to the Work Study Coordinator to express your interest to be place on the waiting list.  Be sure to include your Name, Student ID # and Financial Aid Office Password.  Returning workers [a Work Study student who worked during the most recent prior school year] will be given priority re-hire.

Students interested in Work Study should review the follwoing bullet items.  

• Per SDCCD Management, all employees are under the COVID vaccine rule and must have their COVID vaccine and booster proof submitted in order to work on campus.   Please read the SDCCD information page for updates.  https://www.sdccd.edu/coronavirus/ .  The Vaccine submission information and upload link is there.   https://www.sdccd.edu/students/covid19/  
• Students disqualified for Not meeting Financial Aid SAP are not eligible to apply for Federal Work Study. 

GENERAL WORK STUDY INFORMATION

Federal Work Study funds for the full school year generally will begin to be awarded in July.

Federal Work Study (FWS) is a Financial Aid program that allows eligible students the opportunity to earn part of their Financial Aid by working in assigned jobs, both on and off campus.

Awarding of FWS funds is extremely limited due to the small amount of funds received each year. Generally FWS awards can potentially range up to $5,000 per school semester [$10,000 per year] or more, depending on each student's individual potential eligibility and department needs. Students must be in Good Standing based on the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress policies to be considered for FWS.   [NOTE: Students in a disqualified Financial Aid status will not be eligible for Work Study.]

Eligibility is determined based on the following priority criteria:

• FAFSA application date (For priority consideration, your FAFSA must be filed no later than April 15th for any coming school year, for example:  April 15, 2021 for 21/22, April 15, 2022 for 22/23, etc.)
• File complete date
• Financial need based on the FAFSA methodology and EFC.
• First-Come, First-Served priority

If eligible: Interested students should check in with the Financial Aid Office at SD Mesa College to request Work Study.  If determined eligible, the student will be given an employment packet, including a Live Scan Fingerprint scan, TB test and series of employment forms.  There is a limited timeline to complete the steps once the employment packet is received and the award accepted. If the employement process is not complete within 60 days of receiving the employment packet and instructions,  the award will be cancelled and passed on to an eligible student on the waiting list (See section Waiting List).  Returning students (a student who had worked the previous academic year) will be given priority re-hire if eligible. 

Once the initial hiring steps are all complete, the Work Study Coordinator will schedule a meeting to verify the student eligibility, review all documentation and provide a referral to interview at the desired department or employment location. Note: Students with convictions may be ineligible to work depending on the type and number of convictions.