Federal Work-Study
At LaGuardia, you have the option to earn while you learn. The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program offers students an opportunity to earn money by working part-time and gaining valuable hands-on work experience. Work-Study students can work on or off-campus for up to 20 hours per week. Students are notified through their financial aid award letter if they were awarded work-study. Students who have not been awarded FWS funds in CUNYFirst will need to complete the FWS Request form in order to be placed on a waitlist. The completed form must be emailed to FWSJOBS@lagcc.cuny.edu for processing.
Complete the 2024-2025 FWS Request Form
Federal Work-Study Process
Students who have been awarded FWS funds will receive instructions via email on the next steps in the FWS process. Once students receive access to the FWS job site they will be able to search and apply for on and off-campus positions online. After the student has been hired they are required to print and complete the FWS packet/agreements and submit forms in person to SFS in room C-107.
Job Placement Process
- Each academic year, new and continuing FWS students are required to submit the FWS Student Orientation, and the FWS Student/Employer Acknowledgment contract along with the FWS packet to SFS in room C-107.
- Students changing work locations during the academic year will need to submit a new FWS Student /Employer Acknowledgment contract to SFS in room C-107.
- Important: Students must receive confirmation from the Federal Work-Study office in order to begin working.
Public Service Corps: Off-Campus Paid Internship
- Active College Students can benefit from a paid Public Service Corps (PSC) Work-Study Internship at one of 88 City agencies.
- Job locations in all five boroughs – Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island.
- If you are eligible for Financial Aid, you may also be eligible for work-study paid Internships through PSC.
Ask about work-study through PSC at Student Financial Services by emailing us at FWSJOBS@lagcc.cuny.edu.
- Flexible week-day work hours with earnings that vary based on position.
- Strengthen your resume and build your professional network with credible employers!
- Most Popular Current Intern Job Areas:
- Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Social Sciences
- Public Health
- Graphic Arts & Architecture
- Accounting
- Reading Tutors
- Information Technology
- Data Research
- Engineering
- Transport