There are many student employment opportunities on campus, both need based and non-need based:
Federal Work-Study is a need based self-help award. If you have been awarded FWS, your FWS award is the total that you can earn during the academic year as a work-study student. Funds earned in the Federal Work Study Program are not credited to your student account.
If you have not been awarded FWS and wish to work on campus, there are positions available. Both need based and non-need based student employment positions are advertised in the Carnegie Mellon Student Employment Job Directory.
All undergraduates who are employed by Carnegie Mellon complete timecards and are paid by check on a bi-weekly basis. Students have the option to have their pay direct deposited into a local checking or savings account. The authorization from may be found at Payroll under forms.