Get a Job Through our Community Work Study Program

The Community Work Study (CWS) program places undergraduate students at nonprofit and public organizations in the Greater New Haven area. The students are compensated through Federal Work Study funds, allowing students to have regular income at no cost to the community organization. To participate in the CWS program students must be an undergraduate student and eligible for Federal Work Study, and you must be committed to working at a nonprofit or public organization for one full academic year.

Students in the CWS program are given the opportunity to make a positive change within their community, while also exploring their own career interests and goals through real-world experiences.

Students are able to gain real world experience while still having a support system at the University of New Haven. The program offers a professional development aspect not found in many on-campus work study jobs. Students are able to take advantage of professional development workshops that respond directly to the areas they feel they need to enhance. Students are encouraged to reflect on their experience through monthly reflection sessions.

This is also an opportunity to make valuable contacts within the Greater New Haven area. In a few instances, students have been hired as employees at their work site.

If you are eligible for Federal Work Study and want to explore opportunities to work off-campus, you can apply for a Community Work Study position by clicking the button below.

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