; (B) is an orphan, in foster care, or a ward of the court, or was an orphan, in foster care, or a ward of the court at any time when the individual was 13 years of age or older; (C) is, or was immediately prior to attaining the age of majority, an emancipated minor or in legal guardianship as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in the individual's State of legal residence; (D) is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States (as defined in subsection (c)) or is currently serving on active duty in the Armed Forces for other than training purposes; (E) is a graduate or professional student; (F) is a married individual; (G) has legal dependents other than a spouse; (H) has been verified as either an unaccompanied youth 23 years of age or younger who is a homeless child or youth (as such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act), or as unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting, by— (i) a local educational agency homeless liaison, designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act or a designee of the liaison; (ii) the director of a recognized emergency shelter, transitional living, street outreach program, or other program serving individuals who are homeless or a designee of the director; (iii) the director of a Federal TRIO program or a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate program under chapter 1 or 2 of subpart 2 of part A or a designee of the director; or (iv) a financial aid administrator who verified the student’s circumstance in a prior award year; or (I) is a student for whom a financial aid administrator makes a documented determination of independence by reason of other unusual circumstances in which the student is unable to contact a parent or where contact with parents poses a risk to such student, which may include circumstances of— (i) human trafficking, as described in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.)