Federal Work Study Program

The Office of Student Employment Services administers the placement for the Federal Work Study Program.  The Federal Work Study Program provides jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.  The program encourages community service and work that is related to students course of study.

Unlike other types of financial aid, work study is paid directly to the student as it is earned.  There are a wide variety of work study positions available on and off campus with schedules designed to meet each students needs.  All open work study positions are on-line.

To set up your home page, follow these steps:

1. Go to http://www.missouristate.edu/studentemp/
2. Click "Find a Job (For Students)."
3. Log in with your university User ID and Password.
4. Check the appropriate job skills you have and the job categories you are interested in.
5. Click "Create Profile."
6. All on-campus and off- campus jobs matching your skills and interests will appear on your home page.
   For Work Study positions only click "Find Job" and checkmark "Search only Work Study opportunities."
7. Click any interesting position to view and print job contact information.
8. When a position is accepted, you must go to the Student Employment Office to obtain a Work Study referral form to complete the hiring process.

Work Study Assistance

For assistance with Work Study contact us at:

The Office of Student Employment Services
Blair-Shannon, Room 113

836-5627 for Appointments
836-4718 Financial Aid Technician for Work Study 
836-7608 Fax

Office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday