What is the difference between Federal Work Study (FWS) and College Work Award (WAD)?
All students who work on campus will be hired under one of three programs: Federal Work Study, College Work Award, or private, departmental stipend. Federal Work Study (FWS) is the name of the campus based student work program for students whose work on campus is supported with need-based federal aid dollars, for which a student must qualify according to financial need. College work award (WAD) is the campus based student work program for students whose work is supported entirely by college funds, either non-aided students or aided non-U.S. citizens. The difference between the two is merely a tracking of what payroll account a student is paid. The same policies and restrictions apply to FWS students as they do to WAD students. Students who are paid through departmental stipends may work up to 20 hours per week on that stipend MINUS any FWS or WAD jobs that they may have. And those FWS or WAD jobs may not exceed 10 hours per week.
