Financial Aid

Student Job Portal requires a FWS award or UAS Scholarship award of either kind before you are able to enter the portal apply for these types of student worker positions.

Or you have recently accepted either award and the system has not updated yet.  Please allow 24 hours for update.

You can apply for FWS by filling out the FAFSA form and selecting “yes” that you are interested in being considered for work-study.

• October 1st is the opening of FAFSA
• January is the priority deadline
• Tech’s federal school code is 003523

You must accept an offer of FWS through your Eagle Online account within 14 days from the date it was posted on your account.  If you do not, the award may be removed and gifted to another eligible student.

FWS money is not credited to your account and cannot be used to confirm registration. You are expected to budget carefully and use your FWS income wisely to support your educational expenses. Income earned through FWS does not have to be repaid. Your FWS hourly salary will not be lower, but may exceed, the federal minimum wage. You are paid once a month for hours worked.

You should begin to look for a position during the summer prior to the start of fall semester of each year. The Office of Financial Aid will notify you when the Student Job Portal is accepting applicants.  By this time of year, we expect employers who intend to hire you to have posted their jobs in the Student Job Portal. 

Most supervisors seek students who can work for the whole academic year (Fall and Spring semesters). On occasion, departments will hire for a single semester only.  Please look at the job descriptions carefully before selecting a job.

The Student Job Portal is accessed from the Tech Express dashboard using the 'JobPortal' QuickLink icon.

You will need to ACCEPT the FWS Award through your Eagle Online account before to logging into the Student Job Portal to begin your position search.

• Available jobs are posted within the Student Job Portal located within Tech Express.
• Applicants can contact departments of interest directly to see if FWS student jobs are available.
• Contact studentjobs@tntech.edu for questions or help with a job search strategy.

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First time FWS applicants only: You will need to obtain an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification card (by filling out an online form) and fill out a W-4 Tax Form, both of which will need to be done in the Human Resources office in Derryberry Hall, room 146, Monday – Friday, 8-4:30pm.

To start the I-9 process:

*Scan QR code*

Create an account:

Verify the account with verification code (sent to email entered).
Log in with user name and password.
Enter Application Station Code: TNTECHl9 (ALL CAPS - the letter before the 9 is a capital "i") and complete section 1.
Once this step is complete, go to Human Resources to show documents and fill out the direct deposit and W-4! Please note, all I-9 and W-4 paperwork must be completed prior to beginning student employment.  Any questions, please contact HR at hr@tntech.edu or 931-372-3034. 

Hours worked each day must be recorded at the beginning and ending of each shift daily on an individual time sheet located in the Student Job Portal. Failure to do so may result in the loss of your FWS award.

You will submit your time sheet to your supervisor for approval by 11:59pm on the last working day of each month.  The supervisor will then report your approved hours worked to the Payroll department through Student Job Portal the following work day.

In order to be considered for a new position, you must formally resign in writing from your current position by notifying the Office of Financial Aid and your supervisor.  You should offer to give reasonable notice (usually two weeks) to your present supervisor.

You will need to look for new positions within the Student Job Portal.  Please note, job postings are based on an entire award year.  Should you choose to resign, for whatever reason, that does not guarantee you a position in another department.

FWS is a need-based award and due to limited funds, it is awarded on a first come, first serve basis as determined by the FAFSA.  So, it’s not guaranteed year to year like most scholarships.

If you don’t receive an FWS award next year, email financialaid@tntech.edu, and ask to be placed on the FWS Award waiting list. Be sure to include your full name and T number! Fortunately, the OFA is able to award off that list quite frequently throughout the academic year.