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Work-Study Award

Work-Study is need-based financial aid. Get a quick overview of the program with our work-study web page or watch our work-study video.

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Work Policy

Student employees working for CU are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week, or 50 hours per bi-weekly pay period, during the fall and spring semesters and to 40 hours per week (or 80 hours per bi-weekly pay period) during the summer. Learn more about the policy.

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Summer Work-Study

Students may request summer financial aid, including work-study, by completing the Summer Financial Aid Application available in  beginning in February. Review our Summer Work-Study web page for details.

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Waitlist

The work-study waitlist is for students who qualify for work-study, but do not automatically receive it. See how to get on the work-study waitlist.

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Job Descriptions/Pay ranges

We recommend that employers use our student job descriptions and pay ranges as a guide when writing job descriptions specific to their department.

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Posting a job & hiring student employees

Review the post a job page for instructions to create an employer account and start hiring CU Boulder students. This is the first step to posting your on-campus, off-campus and work-study positions on Handshake.

As a reminder, CU Boulder Student Jobs has been deactivated effective July 1, 2024, and Handshake is now the sole place for all on and off-campus student jobs.

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View Work-Study Earnings

Employers can view student work-study awards and earnings throughout the semester using in Campus Solutions. For instructions, view the Work-Study Employer View page in CU-SIS document in our Employer Resources.

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Payroll Expense Transfer

If the employer was charged 100% and needs were transferred to work-study, please submit the Late Pay/Hourly to Work-Study Transfer form. If work-study was charged to the wrong speedtype or you need to move earnings to a different speedtype, please complete the Suspense/Employer Charges to Work-Study Transfer form. View forms page.