The work-study program is a financial aid program funded by Carleton University. Through this program, you can earn extra money through valuable work experience while in school. If you do not have sufficient student loan funds to pay all your education-related costs, you may be eligible to participate in work-study.

Don’t forget that while you’re in school, your first priority is your school work. If you’re wondering if you can balance your academic and work life, consider attending one of the skill development workshops that focus on note-taking, time management or balancing work, school and life offered by the Centre for Student Academic Support .

To qualify for the program, work-study applicants must:

• be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Carleton University and registered in at least 1.5 credits per term,
  • students with disabilities registered with the Paul Menton Centre must be registered in at least 1.0 credit per term.
• be approved for and receiving government student financial assistance through OSAP or another provincial or territorial student assistance program.
• Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Awards Office.

The work-study application form is available on Carleton Central.

• The form will be available September 1st. The application will close once the program is full.
• From Carleton Central’s main menu, navigate to Awards & Financial Assistance > Undergraduate Online Application Forms. Choose Other Financial Aid Applications as the application type and click go.
• It is important for you to complete and submit the application as early in September as possible.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Note: Space in the program is limited and applications are assessed on a first-come-first-served basis. We will close the program early if we have allocated all the available funding before the application deadline.

Jobs include working in the library, academic departments, and various areas within student services. You may even work in an area related to your field of study.

No – All approved work-study positions are with Carleton University employers. One advantage of a work-study position is not having to leave campus and commute to an off-campus location. This can help you make the most of the time you spend on campus.

Yes, but you must do the following:

1. Inform your current employer that you will be leaving and starting work within another unit.
2. Get a summary of the number of hours you have already worked.
3. Bring this summary to the Awards Office. We will need to adjust your profile and have you fill out some additional paperwork before you can be paid at your new job.
4. Start working with your new unit.

• Work-study program participants can work a maximum of 192 hours and earn a maximum of $3,550 for the fall/winter session.
• The hourly wage is $17.60/hour plus 4% vacation pay.

Applications will be assessed throughout September. You will be advised by email whether or not you have been approved. Be sure to check your Carleton email account. You can also monitor the status of your application on Carleton Central.

Every year, there are more employers who want to hire work-study students than there are students who are approved for the program. We have limited funds for work-study and unfortunately cannot fund everyone. You must be approved for the program before you can work in a work-study job.

In this case, your best course of action would be to visit Career Services and explore other part-time employment opportunities.

Although the Awards Office will not be able to fund you working for the university through the work-study program, Carleton University offers many different areas for students to seek part-time employment opportunities. Check Career Services’ online job boards on mySuccess (login via Carleton Central) to view and apply for internships and seasonal, part-time, and other job opportunities. As well, some departments will post jobs on their office door/bulletin board. If there is a department/service area where you are interested in working, inquire directly to them to see if they are hiring.