Thank you for the quick reply.
I don't have anything financed. I wrote a $3500 check from my checking account to the university for summer tuition.
The scholarship did not cover the entire cost of tuition because summer school cost an additional net total of around $2500 beyond the value of the scholarship. I'll contact the school for a 1098-T for summer.
The question remains why, when I put all the financial figures in (showing I paid $2500 more than the scholarship covered), the tax software says I don't qualify for a deduction.
