work-study program

noun

ˈwərk-ˈstə-dē-

: 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 pause could affect federal work-study programs and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, which are provided in bulk to colleges to provide to students, according to higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. —

Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025 On the higher education side, a sizable contribution is through student financial aid such as direct loans, Pell Grants, or work-study programs. —

Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025 To learn more about these programs, applicants can also check community colleges in their area for work-study programs in their field. —

Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Many leads, but never any arrests Susan Wolfe was hired Jan. 9, 1980, by UT's nursing school for a work-study program. —

Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for work-study program

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of work-study program was in 1946

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“Work-study program.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-study%20program. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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