Can non-US citizens apply for work study program? 10 points for the best advice. Thank you?

My old university does not allow International Students to work for work study program. Moreover, students can only work 15 hours per week on campus..





What do you think of this..





10 points for the best advice.Can non-US citizens apply for work study program? 10 points for the best advice. Thank you?
Individual schools have the ability to determine who can take advantage of work study, and how many hours a week they are allowed to work. Private schools sometimes have ';Institutional Work Study'; programs that are funded with their own funds, not the US Government's, so they may have different policies for eligibility (as in financial need), hours and wages. Neither source has unlimited funds to offer students, so they have established limits like you described.





The US Government backed programs limit participation to students with eligibility based on the information you supply on the FAFSA form. Income, assets and citizenship status determine the final amount. If you are an ';eligible noncitizen'; in their eyes, you might be able to receive some work study aid.





The hourly limit on work study funds (15 per week at your old school) is low so you have a little work every week spread out over the whole semester. If you need more spending money, you might consider getting an off campus job, if you are eligible to work in this country. But if you do, be careful not to work so many hours that your grades fall, or you become ineligible for aid because you earned too much money.





I am assuming because you have already had a work study job that you are legally able to work in the USA, because the regulations regarding that are the same for everyone. This is true regardless of whether or not a job is a work study position or it is a job with a regular employer.Can non-US citizens apply for work study program? 10 points for the best advice. Thank you?
From what I understand, universities have to follow the same rules for employment as other employers. In other words, an eligible applicant has to be a citizen, a permanent legal resident or have a work visa. 15 hours a week is pretty standard with work study programs. The reason for this is: first of all they do not want work to take away from school. Second, many work study programs are federally funded. Students have to demonstrate financial need and the government determines how much each student gets paid per year. The school cannot allow you to work more hours than what they can afford to pay.
Thats on campus. As long as you are not hampered from making money to pay your bills then roll with the situation.