2015-2016 WORK-STUDY CALCULATIONS
California Residents
Academic Year Work-Study Appointments October 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Tuition & Fees per
quarter(s)
**MINIMUM
Work-Study Unit(s)
awarded & FTE
percentage per quarter
Salary per quarter
(3 months)
1 unit @ 25% for 1 Qtr.
1 units @ 25% for 2 Qtrs.
1 units @ 25% for 3 Qtrs.
$2,700.00
$5,400.00
$8,100.00
$5,707.00
$11,414.00
$17,121.00
(Includes salary and tuition
& fees for a CA resident)
$8,407.00
$16,814.00
$25,221.00
2 units @ 50% for 1 Qtr.
2 units @ 50% for 2 Qtrs.
2 units @ 50% for 3 Qtrs.
$5,400.00
$10,800.00
$16,200.00
$5,707.00
$11,414.00
$17,121.00
$11,107.00
$22,214.00
$33,321.00
ELIGIBILITY
Any earnings over the GSR Step III salary rate will be PAID BY DEPARTMENT at 100%. Refer to 2015-2016
Work-Study Awarding Guidelines.
** This is the minimum amount of need a CA resident student must have to qualify for work-study.
Remember: While a student may have filed a FAFSA and meets the minimum eligibility for work-study, unforeseen
circumstances may affect a student’s eligibility such as receipt of fellowships, being selected for verification, etc. The
Graduate Financial Aid Office will contact the department if a student's eligibility changes.
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2015-2016 WORK-STUDY CALCULATIONS
Non-California Residents
(Must be US Citizen or Permanent Resident)
All Graduate Student Researcher appointments must pay any applicable Nonresident Supplemental Tuition
(NRST) as a benefit of employment. However, as NRST remission expense cannot be charged to work-study
funds, there is no work-study cost savings for NRST remission expense.
Academic Year Work-Study Appointments October 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016
**MINIMUM
Work-Study Unit(s)
awarded & FTE
percentage per quarter
Salary per quarter
(3 months)
Nonresident
Supplemental
Tuition (not paid
by work-study)
Tuition & Fees per
quarter(s)
ELIGIBILITY
(Includes salary, Tuition &
Fees, and NRST)
1 unit @ 25% for 1 Qtr.
1 units @ 25% for 2 Qtrs.
1 units @ 25% for 3 Qtrs.
$2,700.00
$5,400.00
$8,100.00
$5,034.00
$10,068.00
$15,102.00
$5,707.00
$11,414.00
$17,121.00
$13,441.00
$26,882.00
$40,323.00
2 units @ 50% for 1 Qtr.
2 units @ 50% for 2 Qtrs.
2 units @ 50% for 3 Qtrs.
$5,400.00
$10,800.00
$16,200.00
$5,034.00
$10,068.00
$15,102.00
$5,707.00
$11,414.00
$17,121.00
$16,141.00
$32,282.00
$48,423.00

Any earnings over the GSR Step III salary rate will be PAID BY DEPARTMENT at 100%. Refer to 2015-16
Work-Study Awarding Guidelines.

Nonresident Supplemental Tuition must be included in the minimum eligibility totals. Please remember,
there is no work-study cost savings for the Nonresident Supplemental Tuition remission.
** This is the minimum amount of need a non-CA resident student must have to qualify for work-study.
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