SALC EC and OPC have approved a University-wide policy that the institutional share of Federal Work Study (FWS) cannot be charged to federal funds and cannot be charged to federal cost sharing activities. Other Harvard funding, such as non-federal sponsored awards, non-sponsored gifts, unrestricted funds, or endowment funds, can be used for the institutional share of FWS if allowed by the terms of the fund.
This policy goes into effect January 1, 2020. FWS charged to federal awards or charged to federal cost sharing accounts through December 21, 2019 will require manual certification. Please find alternate funding for any FWS currently being charged to federal awards or to federal cost sharing accounts before the January 1, 2020 effective date. Please email or call Judith Ryan, OSP, Director, Cost Analysis with questions at (617) 495-9047 or judith_ryan@harvard.edu.
For more information, read the full Federal Work Study on Sponsored Awards Policy.