Work-study awards are a form of financial aid which provides jobs for undergraduate and graduate students who need help to pay their educational expenses.

1. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the UNM priority date.
2. Complete your financial aid file. This means you must submit any additional documentation.
3. Apply for a job and start working either on or off campus. The application and interview process is independent of the financial aid office. You apply and interview like any other job, your employer may ask for proof of your work-study award before you are hired. You are paid a bi-weekly paycheck and will not receive the work-study funds in a lump sum nor will the Financial Aid Office apply your paycheck directly to your UNM bill.

You may qualify for a work-study award if you: 

• indicated an interest in work-study employment on your FAFSA;
• completed your FAFSA by UNM's January 5 priority deadline;
• qualify for need-based aid which is determined by your FAFSA results;
• are enrolled at least half time

note: if you do not qualify for a work-study award you can still work on-campus through student employment.

For Work Study Employment: Once you have received a work-study award, you can search for jobs on the Student Employment Jobs website. To know whether you have received a work-study award you can check your financial aid file on LoboWeb.

Federal and State work-study jobs can be on or off campus.  If you are interested in working for a nonprofit organization or a public agency, please contact the Student Employment Office.  Jobs with nonprofit organizations must be community service oriented.

For Student Employment Jobs: these are jobs that do not require a financial aid work-study award but are still flexible jobs found on or off campus. You can apply for a student employment job at https://stuemp.unm.edu/student-jobs/index.html. You will need to make sure the jobs you apply for do not require work-study if you have not received a work-study award. Complete the application as directed and if selected the hiring manager will contact you for an interview.

Students with a Work Study or Student Employment jobs are placed on the University of New Mexico payroll and are paid every two weeks through direct deposit to their bank account. Work-study funds or Student Employment wages  are never applied directly to a student's bill. You receive a paycheck for working a job and can use these funds to help offset your costs.