Independent Student

You are an independent student if you meet one or more of the following criteria:

age 24 by December 31 of the school year
married
in graduate school at the beginning of the school year
providing more than half of the support for dependents who live with you
a veteran
on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training
an orphan
in foster care
ward of court after turning 13
emancipated minor or in legal guardianship
unaccompanied homeless youth or at risk of being a homeless youth