Dependent Student

Note: This definition applies only to the OSAP Application for Full-Time students. If all of the following are true, you are a dependent student:

• you are not married or in a common-law relationship
• you are not separated, divorced or widowed
• you are not a sole-support parent
• you have been out of high school for:
  • less than 6 years before the start of your study period (applies to the provincial funding calculation only)
  • less than 4 less before the start of your study period (applies to the federal funding calculation only)
• you have not worked full-time for at least 24 months in a row

Source: OSAP definitions