Your status would change from a dependent to an independent student if:
- you get married or enter a civil partnership
- your parents have died
- you become irreconcilably estranged from your parents
- you have a child including legal guardianship or adoption of a partner's child - if you become independent for this reason, you'll only become independent at the start of the next academic year
If your circumstances have changed, submit a Change of Circumstances form.
If you did not realise you met the criteria to be independent at the start of your academic year, you have 9 months from the start of the academic year to tell us so your bursary can be reassessed.
If you miss the 9 month deadline, you cannot apply for the reassessment of your award for that particular academic year.