The phrase "apply for change" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when requesting or seeking to initiate a modification or alteration in a specific context, such as a job, policy, or personal situation.
Example: "I would like to apply for change in my work schedule to better accommodate my family commitments."
Alternatives: "request a change" or "seek a modification."
"If people want to convert office accommodation into housing, in the past they'd have to apply for change of use, but now they get prior approval and it's just the details that need to be thrashed out".
Basil Academy Is Told to Apply for Change in Status (Nov. 23):New York State education law states that residents are to be educated tuition free by the local school districts where they reside.
Basil Academy Is Told to Apply for Change in Status," and noting its proximity to the other business brief "County Offers Plans to Deter Hate Crimes," (In Business, Nov. 23): When the Garrison public school system was ordered by the commissioner of education to accept new students who live in that district, the school administration began a townwide publicity campaign to get the decision reversed.
J-2 dependents applying for change to F-1 or J-1* status.
Laser treatment can be successfully applied for change in physico-chemical surface properties and/or for selective change of surface morphology with pattern construction.
The model applies for changes in the transport coefficients.
There was also a bit of excitement when it emerged UKIP hadn't applied for change-of-use planning permission for its campaign office.
Under state law, New Yorkers have to go through one general election before they can change parties; if you apply for a change tomorrow, you will not be able to vote in a primary of your new party until September 2001.
Transgender children over the age of 16 will be able to change their birth certificates, too: with their child's consent, parents can apply for the change.
A student who is currently registered in a program at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences may apply for a change of program.
And before Ms. Capone could apply for that change, she had to get a work permit to install a handicapped-accessible bathroom.
