Work study is a subsidized employment program.
The employer only pays a portion of the student employee's hourly rate while the state or federal governmental funding pays the remainder of the student's wage. Naturally, work study student employees are in high demand due to the reduced cost of their employment. All university departments may hire work study student employees. Additionally, the university has signed contracts with over seventy off-campus agencies. Work Study students, and their employers, sign a contract and make a commitment for one semester.