{"id":2820,"date":"2018-04-03T23:02:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T06:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/office-of-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/?page_id=2820"},"modified":"2024-02-02T12:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T19:34:36","slug":"special-circumstances","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/policies\/special-circumstances\/","title":{"rendered":"Special circumstances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue 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                            <p>Under certain situations, such as a student who has no communication with their parents or who has left home due to an abusive situation, a student may petition their FAFSA dependency status to change it to \u201cindependent.\u201d<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>We understand there are other circumstances that could result in your aid package or eligibility not accurately reflecting your situation. 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