@JWJohnson94 - It's basically optional (See the above reply about the "loop hole"). You can consider the aid (scholarship) as reimbursement for your out of pocket expense. For tax purposes, it's a wash. Or, you can consider the scholarship as income; in which case your out of pocket costs are eligible for the tuition credit.
If the "aid" is a loan, rather than a grant or scholarship, then you are eligible for the tuition credit, regardless of where the money came from. Loans are considered as "your money", since they have to be paid back, eventually.
