since you're an international student, you won't get federal work study. did you university employment as part of your financial award package?
Financial Services | Brandeis University if you did, then you will have priority in obtaining a job. it's your responsibility to find a job, but they have a job fair at the start of the semester with different campus offices. the SFS Web site also lists all on-campus jobs. if you don't have university employment as part of your package, then you'll need to wait until October 1 to start a job in less your supervisor believes you have a special skill that students with FWS or Univ. Employment doesn't have.