work-study program
noun
: a program that offers high school or college students part-time jobs in order to provide financial assistance or work experience
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The budget proposes cuts to education, including consolidating grant programs and reducing funding for student aid and work-study programs.
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Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 May 2025
In recent years, CUNY has received $888 million in federal Title IV funding — which includes grants, loans and work-study programs — and 57% of CUNY students receive federal financial aid, according to university data.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
There would be $980 million less for college students in work-study programs, as well as similarly sized cuts for adult education and instruction for learning English.
—Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
There are also work-study programs funded by the federal government that offer financial aid recipients part-time employment as a means of covering educational expenses.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 May 2025
In recent years, CUNY has received $888 million in federal Title IV funding — which includes grants, loans and work-study programs — and 57% of CUNY students receive federal financial aid, according to university data.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
There would be $980 million less for college students in work-study programs, as well as similarly sized cuts for adult education and instruction for learning English.
—Lisa Mascaro and Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
There are also work-study programs funded by the federal government that offer financial aid recipients part-time employment as a means of covering educational expenses.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for work-study program
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