Columbia University Student Financial Services

Work-Study


Program Dates

FWS Employment Dates & Maximum Number Of Hours

Students may work and be paid through FWS only during the following dates.

Summer Employment # of Hours

July 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008

35 per week

Academic Year Employment # of Hours
September 1, 2008 - December 21, 2008 20 per week
December 22, 2008 - January 18, 2009 35 per week
January 19, 2009 - May 10, 2009 20 per week
May 11, 2009 - May 17, 2009 35 per week

University Holidays

A student may work on University Holidays. For these purposes, the official list of University holidays is that provided by Columbia University Human Resources.