WORK-STUDY Definition & Meaning

work-study

[ wurk-stuhd-ee ]

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noun

a type of financial aid in which students are hired for part-time jobs, usually by their college, and often for work on campus:
I was lucky enough to be a research assistant for work-study, unlike my roommate who had to work in the cafeteria.

adjective

of or relating to such a job associated with a college or university.

work-study

noun

an examination of ways of finding the most efficient method of doing a job, esp in terms of time and effort

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of work-study¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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The figure includes college loans, work-study funds and grants.

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At California State University campuses, 107,000 students have taken out $861 million in federal student loans and thousands of others receive supplemental grants and federal work-study awards.

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The department’s K-12 programs serve more than 50 million students attending 130,000 public and private schools; federal grant, loan, and work-study assistance benefits more than 13 million post-secondary students.

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But that application doesn’t gain students the breadth of cash, including work-study aid, that comes from federal assistance, Los Angeles-area high school college counselors explained.

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In 2018, for instance, his administration proposed $200 billion in student aid funding cuts over a decade, targeting some types of loans, the federal work-study program and loan forgiveness for borrowers who work in public service.

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