A financial aid program in which students work while they attend school. Usually work-study is part of students' financial aid “package.” The work may be related to students' course of study, or credited toward payment of tuition, or simply a job to help pay expenses.

an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study

Work-Study is a federal financial aid program that awards a part-time job to eligible undergraduate or graduate college students. The government pays the college or university, which is in charge of administering the Work-Study program. A part-time job may be on- or off-campus.

A form of financial aid in which students earn money by working part-time at their college. Students apply for work-study by filling out the FAFSA. See Free Application for Federal Student Aid

As part of President Johnson's War on Poverty adopted in the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, Congress provided appropriations to finance part-time employment for students attending college.