Work Study
Work Study financially supports part-time and full-time Sheridan student employment positions for eligible domestic and international students.
You must apply for Work Study consideration each semester. You can have one Work Study supported position per semester.
Thanks to a $250,000 gift from Scotiabank’s ScotiaRISE program, for the next two years Sheridan will be able to fund more Work Study positions for international students, helping them gain Canadian work experience that's essential to help them succeed in Canada.
Work Study eligibility requirements
You must be registered in a Sheridan postsecondary program and demonstrate financial need.
You are ineligible for Work Study if you are sponsored by Better Jobs Ontario and/or enrolled in a joint program. You may inquire about Work Study at your collaborative school.
International students should review the Immigration Resources on Sheridan Central to learn more about your immigration status and working in Canada.
Part-time Work Study (working no more than 24 hours per week)
You must be actively enrolled in a study term.
Students who are enrolled in a co-op/internship work term or between regularly scheduled academic terms are ineligible for part‑time Work Study.
Applying for Work Study for part-time employment
To obtain Work Study eligibility, you must apply through Sheridan’s Online Award System:
- Step 1: Log in to myStudentCentre.
- Step 2: In your dashboard, select the "Financial Aid & Awards" tile.
- Step 3: In the left-hand sidebar, select "Online Award Application."
- Step 4: Complete and submit a General Award Application.
- Step 5: Navigate to the Work Study Application (Part-time and Summer Student Worker) under Opportunities > Ours and apply.
- Step 6: Receive your Work Study decision.
- Step 7: Visit Sheridan Works to get started applying for on-campus jobs. You will need to upload your Work Study Eligible email as a supporting document along with your resume, cover letter, etc. to any position you are applying to.
The General Award Application opens the first Friday of the month before the start of the semester.
- Fall 2024: General Award Application opens August 2, 2024
- Winter 2025: General Award Application opens December 6, 2024
- Spring 2025: General Award Application opens April 4, 2025
Co-op/internship employment
Domestic students
You must be scheduled to enrol in a co-op/internship work term and have academic enrolment in the semesters before and after the work term.
International students
You must be scheduled to enrol in a co-op/internship work term.
Applying for Work Study for co-op/internship employment
If you are scheduled to be in a work term, you will receive a communication directly to your Sheridan email with instructions on how to apply for Work Study. This email will be sent after day 10 of the semester before your work placement is scheduled to occur (e.g. students scheduled to be on their work term in Fall 2025 will receive an email by the end of May 2025).
Summer student workers (Appendix G)
You must be on a scheduled break during the Spring/Summer semester and have academic enrolment in the semesters before and after the employment term.
Applying for Work Study for summer student employment
To obtain Work Study eligibility, you must apply through Sheridan’s Online Award System:
- Step 1: Log in to myStudentCentre.
- Step 2: In your dashboard, select the "Financial Aid & Awards" tile.
- Step 3: In the left-hand sidebar, select "Online Award Application."
- Step 4: Complete and submit a General Award Application.
- Step 5: Navigate to the Work Study Application (Part-time and Summer Student Worker) under Opportunities > Ours and apply.
- Step 6: Receive your Work Study decision.
- Step 7: Visit Sheridan Works to get started applying for on-campus jobs. You will need to upload your Work Study Eligible email as a supporting document along with your resume, cover letter, etc. to any position you are applying to.
The General Award Application opens the first Friday of the month before the start of the semester.
- Fall 2024: General Award Application opens August 2, 2024
- Winter 2025: General Award Application opens December 6, 2024
- Spring 2025: General Award Application opens April 4, 2025
Processing timelines and deadlines
Work Study eligibility is reviewed on a weekly basis.
The deadline to apply for Work Study is the first Sunday of the second month of the semester for which you are seeking employment. Applications will not be considered once the deadline has passed or once Work Study funding is exhausted for the semester, whichever comes first.
2024–2025 Work Study application deadlines
- Fall 2024: October 6, 2024
- Winter 2025: February 2, 2025
- Spring 2025: June 1, 2025
More information
For more information, contact:
Melissa Thompson, Student Awards & Work Study Coordinator
QLess.sheridancollege.ca
workstudy@sheridancollege.ca