Helping more students earn and learn: Work-study program now open to part-time and international students

October 23, 2012

Article by Liam Mitchell, U of T News

…In May, Provost Cheryl Misak announced that the university would maintain the program on its own, but remove many of the restrictions the government had required.

For example, students no longer need to be eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) which means that international students such as Pcholkin as well as part-time students can participate.

This was welcome news for fourth-year political science student Najva Amin, who had long wanted to participate in the work-study program, but couldn’t because she wasn’t OSAP-eligible.

Today, Amin also works at Woodsworth College, organizing leadership education events and workshops.

“I am really passionate about leadership education and this position gives me a lot of opportunities to be creative,” says Amin.

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