New students this fall who have Federal Work-Study, Campus Employment, or Grinnell Employment as part of their financial aid package will receive instructions on how to sign up for a job with Dining Services. This notice will be sent to students' Grinnell College email account, and should arrive by the middle of August.

All other campus departments hire students directly. If you wish to apply for other jobs on campus, please contact departments/offices directly to inquire about their openings and application process.

Whether or not you accept the assignment to work with Dining is your decision. To accept a position with them, you must follow the instructions that will be sent to you. If you do not want to accept it, you will be responsible for finding your own position. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid to decline your work award if you do not plan to work.

Dining Services' jobs are paid at the two highest pay categories of campus jobs, $8.25 and $8.85 per hour, and they are the largest employer on campus. Most other campus jobs pay $7.25 and $7.50 per hour. Some students start with Dining until they become more familiar with the campus. However many students choose to continue working with them during their entire tenure at the College.

New for 2009-10, all award notifications for returning students will be made via the student's Grinnell E-mail account. E-mails are currently being sent with instructions for viewing the award on Pioneerweb under the "Services" tab. Parents: please ask your student to share this information with you.

Awards should be available the week of June 22. Late applications, study abroad applications, and incomplete files may delay the award. Please note: due to the current economic environment, applications and requests for the review of special circumstances have increased. We thank you for your patience.

Grinnell College seeks to encourage students’ experiential and educational opportunities by exempting qualified students receiving need-based financial aid from one summer’s earnings contribution for the following educational experiences.

• Grinnell College sponsored summer internships that are tracked through the Career Development Office and successfully completed. Many internships receive Grinnell College funding through one of the following programs; GRINNELLINK, Grant program (including Lilly Externships) or Endowed Internships.
• Summer research of at least (8) weeks at Grinnell College.
  

Lists of eligible students will be submitted to the Office of Student Financial Aid by the offices of Career Development and the Registrar. All paperwork and deadlines specific to the internship or research is the responsibility of the student. Students do not need to complete any additional paperwork for consideration of the exemption.

Arnold Woods, Director
Gretchen Zimmermann, Associate Director
Pam Sittig, Assistant Director
Lynda Hendrickson, Document & Loan Coordinator
Linda DeGeeter, Financial Assistant

e-mail: finaid@grinnell.edu
phone: (800) 247-0113
(641) 269-3250
fax: (641) 269-4937
address: Office of Student Financial Aid
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA 50112-1690

Title IV code: 001868