If the assistantship is not reported to you on either a form
W-2 or a 1099-Misc, you can treat it as tax free scholarship, up to $14,000.
You can not claim the Lifetime Learning credit (LLC) because you did not pay
with after tax money.
Alternatively, you can claim the LLC, but then you must
treat $10,000 of the “scholarship” as taxable income.
