Summer Federal Work-Study Program allows students to earn funding toward educational expenses for the upcoming academic year. Students interested in working during the Summer semester should email us at wkstudy@temple.edu around mid-April. 

Students who have secured an approved Federal Workstudy position can email us to request to be reviewed for the workstudy grant. Please review the eligibility requirements below. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Student must have a valid FAFSA on file for the current year and the upcoming academic year (2020-2021 & 2021-2022)
• Student must also have submitted all Financial Aid requirements for 2021-2022. You can locate this in the Cost & Aid tab of TUPortal.
• Student must qualify for Title IV Aid.
• Student must have unmet financial need- This is determined by the FAFSA Application(s) on file. 
• Student must be either enrolled for Summer Session or pre-registered for the upcoming Fall 2021 term.
• Students enrolled in Summer session must submit the FWSENR form located in the forms section. 

Awarding Information

• Summer 2021 Federal Work-study awards are posted on Summer 1.  We then run a process to carry forward any unused Summer 1 funding over to Summer 2 for students that qualify. We do not carry forward balances from Fall or Spring over to summer.
• Student Financial Services will determine a student’s eligibility for a summer Federal Work Study award based on 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 FAFSA (s), summer registration eligibility and the upcoming fall pre-registration. Amounts awarded are determined based on available funding and unmet financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
• Students enrolled in courses for the Summer I or Summer II sessions must complete and submit the Summer Federal Work Study Request Form to SFS.  That form is located at:   SFS forms
• Students that are not enrolled during the summer session(s), but are pre-registered for the upcoming fall semester are required to adhere to the federal regulation that governs FWS. The regulation requires a portion of summer earnings be used to meet educational expenses during the upcoming academic year. These attributed earnings are considered a resource offsetting calculated need for the upcoming FAFSA award year. 

Employment Information

Students working On-Campus will be hired through the department posting the position via careers@temple. Students can apply for on-campus positions via TUPortal. 

Students looking to work Off-Campus must contact Student Financial Services.

• Off-Campus workstudy postions must with an approved employer that SFS currently has a current contract with. Temple's Off-Campus workstudy program only contracts with local non-profits that provide services to the community. We do not contract with private organizations or organizations that do not meet our community service definition. 
• Students who begin working without prior authorization off-campus will not be paid through the Federal Workstudy Grant.  Please note that outside organizations do not have access to Temple's HR or payroll system .
• Please note that having a workstudy award on your account does not guarantee that it can be used towards an internship position. As stated previously workstudy awards can only be used towards Temple contracted non-profit organizations. Students should contact us at wkstudy@temple.edu prior to working off-campus.