Public and private nonprofit, incorporated agencies working in community service may be eligible to become off-campus employers under the Work-Study Program. Federal regulations, however, specifically prohibit work of a political or religious nature, and jobs that require the student’s affiliation or financial support.
Agencies that regularly hire Boston University students include local hospitals, museums, state and municipal organizations, environmental organizations, and after-school programs. Our Work-Study students have been employed off campus as research assistants, gallery attendants, accounting clerks, publicity assistants, translators, childcare assistants, legal assistants, and reading tutors. Agencies interested in hiring Work-Study students through this program should review our Off-Campus Policies and Procedures.
Because off-campus placement is limited, students are placed on a first come, first served basis. You may have only one off-campus Work-Study job at a time.
Finding and Securing an Off-Campus Job
Student Employment provides a Work-Study Job Listings which include jobs from off-campus nonprofit agencies that are currently seeking Boston University students.
Once you have found a job that you are interested in, please follow our overview for establishing an Off-Campus Work-Study agency and general procedures. Before you make a commitment to any unlisted agency, you must discuss the potential placement with the Student Employment office, who will ensure that it meets Federal Work-Study regulations.
Written approval from the Student Employment Office is required before you can begin working in any off-campus job.
Your off-campus supervisor must complete all required paperwork and return it to the Off-Campus Payroll Coordinator. Written approval is usually returned within five business days.
Getting Paid
The current minimum pay rate for off-campus Work-Study employment is $16.00 an hour.
Students working off campus are paid weekly by Boston University, based on submitted off-campus timesheets. You should not receive any payment directly from the agency, unless you’ve exhausted your work-study award and they’ve hired you outside of federal work-study.
