The MAVworks Application for work-study funding is now closed!
Applications are processed in the order they were received and students will be notified via email their application results.
Colorado Mesa University offers students four types of work-study funding:
- Federal Work Study
- Colorado Need Based Work Study*
- Colorado No-Need Work Study*
- MAVworks
* State work-study is limited to in state Colorado residents.
These programs provide funding to qualifying students to work to earn an hourly wage through part time employment in a variety of on-campus jobs. Students earning work-study are paid semi-monthly through direct deposit to a personal banking account not their CMU Student Account.
All work-study funds are awarded through the Financial Aid Office.
General Qualifications Work-Study
These are the qualifications that students must meet in order to be awarded all types of work-study funds offered at CMU. MAVworks funds have additional award criteria.
- Complete the FAFSA/CASFA
- Qualifying In-State-ASSET students may complete the CASFA and will need proof of eligibility for US employment
- International students who cannot qualify for Federal or Sate Financial Aid will need proof of eligibility for US employment
- New CMU Students and New Student Employees must also complete the MAVworks Application
- Application opens August 1 and January 1
- Based on eligibility the MAVworks Application awards students all types of work-study
- Awards are offered on a first come first serve basis, as long as funds are available
- Be enrolled in at least 12 credits
- Be meeting Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Have not outstanding Financial Aid Requirements
- Not serving as a GA on campus
Additional MAVworks Qualifications
Students must meet general work-study qualifications, listed above, along with:
- Have zero or negative unmet need
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or better
- New students will be evaluated based on HS or Transfer GPA
- Not have been awarded State or Federal work-study within the same academic year
2024-2025 Work Study Changes
The redesigned 2024-2025 FAFSA/CASFA no longer asks students, “Are you interested in work-study?” This will means that students can no longer be automatically considered for work-study funding like in previous years. In response, the CMU Financial Aid Office has had to adjust our awarding strategy beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year.
Learn more about these changes and the new process:
To best serve our students and the departments they work for, the Financial Aid Office will be launching a new process to roll over current student employees work-study offers from the 2023-2024 academic year.
Current work-study student employees are:
- Students who have an authorized work-study campus position prior to May 15, 2024 for 2023-2024 academic year
- Not petitioned to graduate May 2024
The Financial Aid Office is aware that Student Assist funding (department funds) is a top priority across departments.
Students paid under Student Assist in the 2023-2024 academic year were not included in the roll process. Student Assist employees are welcome to complete the MAVworks application process for possible work-study funding.
MAVworks applicants, must have a completed 2024-2025 FAFSA on file and meet the eligibility requirements for work-study funding. (International students with a F1/J1 visa are excluded from having a FAFSA on file)
Funds are awarded on a first come first serve basis. Possible, awards will include all types of work-study funds (Federal, State, and MAVworks).
For current student employees to be included in the rollover process we must have their 2024-2025 FASFA/CASFA* completed and submitted to CMU.
- * Current international student employees with MAVworks, who cannot qualify for Federal or Sate Financial Aid will not need to complete a FAFSA/CASFA
Please encourage your student employees to complete their FAFSA/CASFA by April 19th 2024!
New students, first time student employees, or students hoping to move off of Student Assist funds will need to submit their 2024-2025 FAFSA/CASFA and then apply to the online MAVworks application that will open on August 1st 2024.
- Based on eligibility the MAVworks Application awards students all types of work-study (Federal, State, or MAVworks)
- Awards are offered on a first come first serve basis, as long as funds are available
Student employees can check their work-study award status and amounts in their Financial Aid Offer in MAVzone in the "My Account" tab.
Due to federal regulations supervisors will not have direct access to see this information on behalf of a student.
No, this change only affects the re-award process for funding through Financial Aid.
Supervisors will still need to complete the Returning Student Employee Worksheet (RSEW) with CMU Payroll to ensure that your student employees' positions is authorized for the 2024-2025 academic year.