Iowa State work-study program helps students offset college costs

Iowa State work-study program helps students offset college costs

Iowa State offers several types of financial aid, including grants, scholarships, loans and student employment. One of these, the work-study program, is a need-based form of financial aid offered to eligible students through federally and institutionally funded student jobs. Employers pay 40% of a student’s wages, while work-study funding covers the remaining 60%. Students participating in work-study can credit their earnings as financial aid, r…