Venture, an online undergraduate database, lists research opportunities by category, department and incentive. Projects pay from $8-10 for every hour of research or $20-25 per experiment.

Director of Residence Life Paul Goldblatt recently sent out a message regarding the need for student participation in an on-campus focus group.

“We periodically hold focus groups or surveys on an as needed basis,” Goldblatt said. “We need student involvement and feedback. In return, we give out money or prizes.”

Becoming a lab aid is beneficial for students who have more time to spend making money. Students can spend their time in Learning Resource Center assisting faculty and students with projects meanwhile boosting their resume.

"I learned first hand what a job in the research would entail," zoology senior Zach Proux said. "I also felt the excitement of observing wildlife behaviors and made some money in the process."

Other students turn to online resources, like signing up with StudySoup to be a class notetaker, for extra money.

StudySoup allows students across campuses to share notes, study guides and other course documents via the Internet. Students then receive financial compensation for their posted documents from other students enrolled in the specified course.

"Honestly, being a notetaker is amazing because uploading the material to StudySoup takes five minutes or less," advertising sophomore Alexandra Torres said in an email. "I don't lose anything, and I need to take notes and make study guides for class anyways. It is a win-win situation."

If your workload is too much, sports take over your life or you simply can’t find the time for a job, these options don’t even require students to leave campus to earn additional money.