On-Campus Student Employment
Student Employment jobs are located on campus within UA Offices and Departments. This includes federal work study positions.
Student Employment
- Provide opportunities to gain skills and make valuable connections
- Allow students to gain experiential learning opportunities for resumes
- Offer paid, part-time, flexible hours
- Open to students age 18 and over as early as freshman year
Federal Work Study (FWS) Program
A federally funded campus-based aid program designed to provide part-time jobs for eligible students. FWS jobs are primarily on-campus.
- Eligibility is shown on your Financial Aid Award Notification on MyAkron.
- Students awarded FWS can be paid from their FWS award for most on-campus student employment positions. Earnings are not applied directly to your bill (tuition, fees, etc.).
- FWS earnings do not count against aid eligibility for the next year's FAFSA

Students
Find an on-campus student employment job through Handshake
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Employers & On-Campus Supervisors
Post a job
More Info
- Student Employment Manual
- Student Employee Eligibility Chart
- Student Employment Hire/Rehire Electronic Form
- Supervisor Forms:
- Student Performance Evaluation Form

Contact us
Off-Campus Federal Work Study Program
- Please contact Career Services & Student Employment at studentemployment@uakron.edu or 330-972-7747