For decades, colleges have sought to increase economic equity in admissions. From waiving application fees to federal work-study to targeted recruitment, there has been a movement within higher ...

Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a program offered to students who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the result of their FAFSA. All regular student hourly positions qualify as Federal ...

Federal work-study was established in 1964 to help college students with financial need pay for their education through part-time employment. Work-study aid is not a stipend, but an amount of money ...

A new University of Miami program guides incoming students through how to utilize their Federal Work-Study eligibility with hopes of improving persistence. Thousands of college students receive ...

President Trump's budget bill includes funding cuts for the Pell Grants, relied on by about 40% of college students, and federal work-study programs.

Several federally funded programs at the University of Missouri that support low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students — including Federal Work-Study, TRiO Student Support Services ...

Roughly 40% of undergraduate students rely on Pell Grants, a type of federal aid available to low-income families who demonstrate financial need on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ...

And yet, the Trump administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 calls for significant cuts to higher education funding, including reducing the maximum federal Pell Grant award to $5,710 a ...