Work Study

Work study positions are awarded through the Financial Aid Office. Work study employees are paid at the wage rate of $15.00 per hour.

New work study employees: Please submit forms W-4 (federal withholding) and VA-4 (Commonwealth of Virginia withholding) to the Payroll Office in a timely manner. If these forms are not received, the maximum rate (single with no exemptions) will be withheld.
Returning work study employees: Tax forms do not need to be resubmitted unless you wish to change your current withholding status.
Direct deposit: The Direct deposit form is available to work study employees and is available on OneCampus on the Finances page under Office of the Bursar

Student Employment Payment Schedule

Fall Semester 2024

Students must submit their online time sheet to their Supervisor by 10 a.m. on the Due to Payroll Date listed below, after 10 a.m. on that date students will not have access to the time sheet.

Students will not be allowed to work when Radford University is closed and classes are not in session. *Labor Day is September 2, Fall Break is October 11, and Thanksgiving Break is November 23 to December 1. The final day students can work is December 13.

	Pay Period 1	Pay Period 2	Pay Period 3
Start Date	August 26	September 8	September 22
Cut-Off Date	September 7	September 21	October 5
Due to Payroll	September 9	September 23	October 7
Check Distribution	September 20	October 4	October 18

	*Pay Period 4	Pay Period 5	Pay Period 6
Start Date	October 6	October 20	November 3
Cut-Off Date	October 19	November 2	November 16
Due to Payroll	October 21	November 4	November 18
Check Distribution	November 1	November 15	November 29

	*Pay Period 7	Pay Period 8
Start Date	November 17	December 1
Start Date	November 30	December 14
Due to Payroll	December 2	December 16
Check Distribution	December 13	December 27

PLEASE NOTE: Work study employees must adhere to their employment contract begin and end dates to include working only during their approved contract period and by submitting their final timesheet no later than the last date of employment.