The College Work-Study Program, made available under the federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, was begun at UT in 1964. Designed to provide part-time jobs for students from families that could contribute little or nothing toward college expenses, it was originally available for US citizens whose families had annual incomes of $3,200 or less for a three-person family, $4,000 or less for a four-person family, or $6,200 or less for an eight-person family.