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Qualifying child as dependent

1) is your absence from your parent's home temporary (you intend to return)  - no you do not meet the residency test to be their dependent. yes you do meet the test 

2) support - scholarships are ignored for the support test. so if you provide over 50% of your support you are not a qualifying child, if you don't you would be a qualifying child for this test

 

if you are not a qualifying child based on the above you could be a dependent under the qualifying relative rules

1) you are not a qualifying relative if you provide over 50% of your support or

2) you are not a qualifying relative if your non-tax-exempt income (ie taxable income ) is $5,050 oer more

 

if you want you can use this page to check on the support issue

https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf 

One more thing if you are not a dependent make sure you contact your parents not to claim you. if they file before you and claim you even if not qualified you'll be blocked from e-filing. if you are not a dependent and file first, if they claim you, they will be blocked from e-filing