It sounds as if you did live with your father for more than one half of 2022 and that is a requirement for him to claim you. You would also need to be under the age of 19 (or 24 as full-time student). If you lived at school and your permanent address was your father's house, that will count as living with him.
To claim you, he would need to provide more than one half of your support. Scholarships and grants would not apply, as they are considered 3rd party. The IRS has a worksheet to help determine if you could be claimed by your father for 2022.
If your father claims you as a qualifying dependent, and then you file your return and do not check the box that someone will be claiming you, the later of the two returns filed will be held in review and the IRS will research which return is correct. They might make an adjustment to the return filed earlier. It can take a considerable time for them to finish.
If you are not sure of his plans and do not have anyone that could confirm them, you can check the box that someone can claim you and the one that someone will claim you.
Then, if he did claim you as a dependent, your return will not be held up in research at the IRS. If you find later that he did not claim you, you can always file an amendment up to 3 years from the original filing date (or due date).
You may wish to complete your return and then after everything else is entered, check and uncheck the box to see the difference it makes on the taxes due. This will help determine if it is worth amending the return.
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