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The 1099-NEC is not self-employed income for scholarship. You will want to enter the income and subtract the amount used on Qualified Education Expenses - Internal Revenue Service.

First you will enter the 1099-NEC as sporadic or hobby income rather than self-employed. Follow these steps:

1. Open your return to the federal income section
2. Select income from Form 1099-NEC
3. Enter the information from your form
4. Continue
5. Describe the reason 
6. Continue
7. Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
8. Select not earned, sporadic, hobby - the screenshots different - 
   1. online, select hobby 
   2. desktop chooses sporadic
9. Continue
10. See the NEC summary
11. Done

Second, remove the qualified expenses.

1. Open to federal income
2. Locate Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C, Start
3. Scroll to the bottom
4. Other reportable income, Start
5. Other taxable income?
6. Select YES
7. Description 1099-NEC for education expenses
8. Amount, enter your negative amount, use a minus sign in front.
9. Continue