Adhere to the spirit and rules of U.S. Department of Education Federal Work-Study legal requirements.

Establish systems that facilitate accurate and clear tracking and reporting.

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

In order to effectively track information on large numbers of students participating in various community service work-study programs, the University of Colorado designed ways within its existing financial aid software to track information on students in programs such as America Reads, America Counts, etc. This includes a process that allows community agencies to enter students’ timecard data directly into the university’s electronic time collection system. In addition to providing valuable tracking information, this system ensures that students are paid in a more accurate and timely manner.

Gwen Eberhard
Director of Financial Aid

See the U. S. Department of Education’s Federal Work-Study Handbook for Financial Aid Professionals for additional information.