Federal Work-Study Program

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United States federal program student financial aid program

The Federal Work-Study Program is a U.S. financial aid initiative that provides part-time jobs for eligible college and graduate students to help pay for education expenses.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Work-Study Program canonical	5
Federal Work-Study	3
Federal Work-Study program	2
Work-Study	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T201263 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Work-Study Program
Context triple: [United States Department of Education, overseesProgram, Federal Work-Study Program]

A. Federal Pell Grant Program
The Federal Pell Grant Program is a U.S. federal financial aid initiative that provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate students to help pay for college expenses.
B. Federal Direct Student Loan Program
The Federal Direct Student Loan Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides low-interest loans directly to students and parents to help pay for higher education.
C. Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a U.S. federal initiative that supports low-income and underserved students in preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education through long-term, cohort-based services and scholarships.
D. United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
E. Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program is a leadership development initiative of the Obama Foundation that supports and connects emerging civic innovators and changemakers around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Work-Study Program
Target entity description: The Federal Work-Study Program is a U.S. financial aid initiative that provides part-time jobs for eligible college and graduate students to help pay for education expenses.

A. Federal Pell Grant Program
The Federal Pell Grant Program is a U.S. federal financial aid initiative that provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate students to help pay for college expenses.
B. Federal Direct Student Loan Program
The Federal Direct Student Loan Program is a U.S. government initiative that provides low-interest loans directly to students and parents to help pay for higher education.
C. Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a U.S. federal initiative that supports low-income and underserved students in preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education through long-term, cohort-based services and scholarships.
D. United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
E. Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program is a leadership development initiative of the Obama Foundation that supports and connects emerging civic innovators and changemakers around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal program ⓘ student financial aid program ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Department of Education ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Education
alsoKnownAs	FWS ⓘ Work-Study ⓘ linked to: Federal Work-Study Program
applicationMethod	FAFSA ⓘ
awardLimitBasis	available program funding at institution ⓘ institutional awarding policies ⓘ student financial need ⓘ
benefitToStudents	earn income during enrollment ⓘ gain work experience ⓘ reduce need for student loans ⓘ
benefitType	hourly or salaried pay for graduates ⓘ hourly pay for undergraduates ⓘ wages ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
disbursedBy	participating colleges and universities ⓘ
distinctFrom	Federal Pell Grant Program ⓘ federal student loan programs ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion	U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status ⓘ completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ⓘ demonstrated financial need ⓘ enrollment in eligible postsecondary institution ⓘ satisfactory academic progress ⓘ
employmentLocation	off-campus jobs ⓘ on-campus jobs ⓘ
employmentSector	limited for-profit employers ⓘ nonprofit organizations ⓘ public sector employers ⓘ
employmentType	part-time jobs ⓘ
establishedUnder	Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
fundingAllocationMethod	allocated to institutions based on federal formula ⓘ
fundingMechanism	campus-based aid ⓘ
fundingSource	federal government ⓘ
incomeTreatment	earnings considered in future need analysis with protections ⓘ
jobSchedulingFeature	work hours coordinated with class schedule ⓘ
matchType	institutional share of student wages ⓘ
partOf	Title IV federal student aid programs ⓘ
purpose	help students pay for education expenses ⓘ provide part-time employment to students with financial need ⓘ
regulationBy	federal student aid regulations ⓘ
requires	student employment to earn funds ⓘ
requiresMatchFrom	participating institutions ⓘ
targetPopulation	graduate students ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ
wageDeterminedBy	institutional policies and job type ⓘ
wageRequirement	at least federal minimum wage ⓘ
workFocus	community service jobs ⓘ jobs related to students’ course of study ⓘ

How these facts were elicited