Work Study

Announcement
Post opportunities on CareerWEB - AUC's online career management system. This applies to departments with returning students as well. 

Screening and Selection
Interview shortlisted applicants and report final selection of students on CareerWEB.

Check the dates and deadlines section for the timeline.

Work Study Categories

Students can apply for one or more of the following categories provided that they meet the eligibility criteria:

• Work Study Support
• Undergraduate Classroom Support
• Undergraduate Research Intern

Eligibility

Students - Egyptian and international - who are interested in participating in the program should be full-time students; graduate students must be enrolled in at least one course, as follows:

Important Note: Students who are receiving Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholarship will not be entitled for the Work Study payment as per the scholarship rules.

Compensation Rate

• Undergraduate students: EGP 50 per hour
• Graduate students: EGP 75 per hour

Work Study hours are determined each semester in accordance with the student's class schedule. Students typically work 8 - 10 hours per week. There is a maximum number of Work Study hours that a student is allowed to complete per semester as follows:

Undergraduate Students:

• Fall/Spring: Maximum of 120 hours
• Summer: Maximum of 80 hours
• Winter: Maximum of 40 hours

Graduate Students:

The maximum number of hours depends on the number of courses students are enrolled in:

• One course: Maximum of 40 hours
• Two courses: Maximum of 80 hours
• Three or more courses: Maximum of 120 hours

Important Notes:

• The above are the maximum allowed hours per semester; however, departments that submit fund requests should abide by the hours approved by the Career Center.
• Students will be compensated for the maximum number of hours that they are entitled to work in any number of departments.

Fund Request
In order to post your work-study opportunity and request funds, the contact person in each department needs to do the following:

• Log into CareerWEB
• When adding the posting, indicate the total number of hours requested for all students for this position.
• Kindly note that the approved amount is based on the previously requested budget vs. the actually consumed budget in addition to fund availability.

Payment
At the end of the semester, the Career Center will send to the department contact person a compiled list of the selected students in order for the contact person to insert the number of hours that students have worked. 

In order for the students' payments to be processed, the department must submit the above and the student must complete the student evaluation on CareerWEB.