Student Employment - Federal Work-Study
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Domestic students, meaning those who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens, are eligible to participate in the Federal Work-Study program if they meet the program's criteria. Once awarded Federal Work-Study as part of financial aid package, students can seek out eligible jobs and earn money to assist with educational expenses. The program typically encourages work in areas that complement the student's academic or career goals, providing valuable work experience along with financial assistance.
Eligibility
To be eligible for Federal Work-Study program,聽you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Be enrolled in classes as a degree-seeking student
- Have a Federal Work-Study program聽allocation as part of your financial aid package.
To find out what you're eligible for,聽聽if you haven't already done so.
Through work-study, you could be a technical assistant, teaching assistant, computer-systems technician, programmer or Web developer, Web designer, help-desk consultant, or game-room desk attendant. There are plenty of different jobs to choose from. Read our聽work-study policies听补苍诲听.
Steps to apply for hourly work-study positions via Cornerstone
Required Paperwork & Documentation
As a first-time work-study employee, you'll be required to submit (upon hire) documentation that establishes your identity and employment eligibility. You can submit any single document from List A, or any combination of one document each from List B and from List C, as identified in the "Lists of Acceptable Documents" on the last page of the Form I-9 (link below).聽All documents must be original documents and must be submitted in person at the Office of Student Financial Aid Services, located in the Student Mall.
- Confidentiality Form聽and policy听(笔顿贵)
- Employee Direct Deposit Enrollment
- Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification听(笔顿贵)
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Getting Paid
The payroll is processed every two weeks.
You have the option to receive your earnings via two options:
- Direct Deposit聽- In compliance with the State of New Jersey mandate, 麻豆社 is requiring all employees to be enrolled in direct deposit.聽To enroll, please go to聽. Please complete the form and return it to the Payroll Office, Fenster Hall, Room 540, or聽electronically to聽payroll@njit.edu.聽Once the bank verifies routing and account numbers, the process is all set, and Direct Deposit can begin, normally within two weeks.
- Picked-Up聽- Checks may be picked up on pay Fridays in Fenster Hall, Fifth Floor, Distribution Window 548 between the hours of 10:00 am and 1:00 pm.聽Checks not picked up will be mailed to the preferred/permanent mailing address on file.聽Please be aware that checks mailed and not received may take up to 2 weeks to be replaced.
NJ Earned Sick Leave Law
- The New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Law enables hourly student employees to accrue and utilize paid sick time; additional information is available at:聽NJ Earned Sick Leave Law - Hourly Students.