Grant Check and Tax Information

Community Service Travel Grant Checks

Community Service Quick-Fix and Travel Grant checks will be distributed once you have returned all of the contracts to the CWS and reviewed the safety video. Students are required to submit original receipts and boarding passes (if applicable) upon their return.

Tax Information

Generally, taxes will not be taken out of the grant checks. Students are responsible for reporting the funds received to the Federal Government at tax time. Exceptions: Students working on campus will receive a payroll check with taxes deducted. International students are taxed at 14%.

Tax information for U.S. citizens:
Fellowship and scholarship grants are not payments for services rendered but may still be taxable. The taxability is dependent upon how the funds are used. To help students determine the taxability of these payments, the IRS issues Publication 970, “Tax Benefits for Education.” To obtain a copy of Publication 970, go to http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/index.html. The IRS publication is updated each calendar year.

Tax information for non-resident aliens:
Fellowship and scholarship grant payments made to non-resident aliens are subject to a 14% federal tax withholding. Tax treaty provisions may allow non-resident aliens to claim exemption from federal tax withholding on teaching assistantships and fellowships. The IRS requires the college to report fellowship and scholarship payments to non-residents aliens on a 1042-S form. Non-resident aliens are required to file Form 1040NR each calendar year using the information provided on Form 1042-S. To help students determine the taxability of these payments, the IRS issues Publication 970, “Tax Benefits for Education.” To obtain a copy of Publication 970, go to http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/index.html. The IRS publication is updated each calendar year.