The instructions on the back of Form 1099-NEC state:
Box 1. Shows nonemployee compensation. If the amount in this box is SE income, report it on Schedule C or F (Form 1040) if a sole proprietor, or on Form 1065 and Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) if a partnership, and the recipient/partner completes Schedule SE (Form 1040).
You said yourself," This stipend was more like payment for services than a scholarship."
Report the income on Schedule C.
Follow these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return:
On the top right corner of TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner).
- Type in “schedule c” (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find).
- Click on “Jump to schedule c”.
- Click on the blue “Jump to schedule c” link
