<p>Work-study is only available as part of a financial aid package. That’s because the whole purpose is to provide a way to subsidize your wages to make you more attractive to people hiring you. </p>
<p>However, aside from places like the library or America Reads/Counts, w/e, most jobs on campus do not require you to be on work-study. TA jobs don’t require that, OIT student jobs (last I checked) don’t require it, research positions don’t usually require it, etc.</p>