If your status is due to change from dependent to independent, how you complete your application depends on your circumstances.
Change is due after your academic year starts
Apply for your NHS Bursary as a dependent student.
You must contact us to tell us about the change at a later date.
Change is due before your academic year starts
You can choose how you apply for your NHS Bursary.
You can either:
- wait until you have the relevant evidence to apply but this could risk delaying your first payments
- apply as a dependent student and contact us at a later date to change this
If you receive any payments based on your dependent student application that result in being incorrect due to the reassessment, an underpayment or overpayment may occur.
We'll either pay you any missed payments as soon as possible or reduce your future payments accordingly.