Application
Five levels of Sponsored Employment in the Benitz Library may be awarded each year, as funded: $500; $1000; $1500; $2,000; or $3,000. The total number of Sponsored Employment awards available and the number available in each category will depend upon levels of giving for use in an academic year. These Sponsored Employment awards are designated for students meeting the criteria listed below and pursuing, or enrolling to pursue, a graduate or undergraduate degree at WSU.
Recipients must have been enrolled in a minimum of 5 graduate or 6 undergraduate credits in the semester preceding the award, or students must carry that minimum load during the term the Sponsored Employment is worked. Students who are simultaneously enrolled in WSU and another institution may count their combined credits to meet requirements. Recipients need not have been enrolled on the Tri-Cities campus, if enrolled elsewhere in WSU for the immediately preceding semester, and, if so, need not be enrolled during the term the Sponsored Employment is worked. Students taking off for a summer term or long semester for financial reasons and intending to reenroll in the following term are eligible. For example, students from the Tri-Cities attending other WSU campuses are eligible to receive this award, if returning to the Tri-Cities for a length of time sufficient to complete the work and planning to reenroll in WSU the following term. Recipients will work in the Max E. Benitz Memorial Library, at an hourly rate to be set at the time of appointment, until the total amount awarded is utilized.
Availability of funds and deadline dates will be announced. Amounts awarded to each student will be based upon availability of funds and assessed individual need. As funds are available, the following required application materials must be received in the Benitz Library administrative offices within the designated deadline date:
- Completed Application (Click here to download application)
- Unofficial Transcripts
- WSU Authorization Form
- Two letters of recommendation
- Student Statement
- Resume