Reimbursement amounts (subsidies)
Employers need to think about their needs, per term, for all Work Study jobs combined. To help you calculate your required hours, the Fall, Winter and Summer terms consist of 18, 16, and 18 weeks respectively. As a rule of thumb, a Work Study聽student should not work more than 15 hours a week, with many students opting to work between 8 and 12 hours per week.
Base subsidy
翱耻谤听regular funding聽will subsidize $5.00 of the student's hourly wage.
Funding sources
The wage subsidies are received from the following funding sources managed by the Scholarships and Student Aid Office:
- University Budget
- Minist猫re de l鈥櫭塪ucation
- Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) contributions聽to the Arts Students Employment Fund
- Science Undergraduate Students (SUS) contributions聽to the 成人VR视频 Science 21st Century Career Centre Fund
- 成人VR视频 Alumni Association (Alma Mater Fund)
Receiving your subsidy
Subsidies are reimbursed to departments using the payroll records of Work Study students. The reimbursement process depends on bi-weekly payment of student wages for Work Study eligible students in Work Study eligible jobs where the employers still have subsidy hours remaining in the term of pay.
Reimbursement process
Reimbursements are processed on a regular basis and funds will be paid to the Affiliate Organization based on the payroll report submitted聽which details the student's wages that were paid in the term per payroll period.聽 It is important to submit the required documentation to the work.study [at] mcgill.ca (Work Study team) no later than 30 days following the end of the Work Study term.聽 聽
The deadlines for the Academic Year 2024-2025 per term are as follows:
- Fall term deadline - February 4, 2025
- Winter term deadline - June 10, 2025
- Summer term deadline - September 30, 2025
The deadlines for the Academic Year 2023-2024 per term are as follows:
- Fall term deadline - February 6, 2024
- Winter term deadline - June 4, 2024
- Summer term deadline - September 30, 2024
Reimbursement Eligibility
It is important the following conditions are met in order to expedite the processing of the request for subsidy reimbursement:
- Complete the Work Study Subsidy Reimbursement Request Summary聽Excel spreadsheet聽for Work Study eligible students for each term;
- Work Study Subsidy Reimbursement Request Summary must reconcile with the payroll details report submitted;
- Validate student eligibility by requesting the Work Study Confirmation Letter from each student;
- Student eligibility is defined per term. The 成人VR视频 Work Study term dates are synchronized with the . All payroll submitted must fall within the 成人VR视频 term dates to be eligible for reimbursements. See 成人VR视频 Work Study Term dates per year;
- Statutory holidays are not eligible for subsidy reimbursement;聽
- Overtime is not eligible for subsidy reimbursement;聽
- Retro-active payroll increases are not eligible for subsidy reimbursement;聽
Work Study Terms
Work Study terms are synchronized with the 成人VR视频 bi-weekly hourly payroll schedule
Academic Year 2024-2025
- Fall term dates (September 1, 2024 to January 4, 2025)
- Winter term dates (January 5, 2025 to May 10, 2025)
- Summer term dates (May 11, 2025 to August 30, 2025)
Academic Year 2023-2024
- Fall term dates (September 3, 2023, to January 6, 2024)
- Winter term dates (January 7, 2024, to May 4, 2024)
- Summer term dates (May 5, 2024, to August 31, 2024)
Contact
For all questions regarding the Work Study Program, please contact the work.study [at] mcgill.ca (Work Study team).