The scholarship money received during 2021 should be accounted for regardless of the school year. Taxes work on Jan 1- Dec 31 basis for income in and out. Scholarship income in excess of qualified education expenses paid during the 2021 year, are added to your wages. You may have multiple scholarships and the school does not account for them all. You would need to include all excess on your return.
You may want to move extra into the income column and leave up to $4k for expenses paid out of pocket to qualify for the AOTC. I recommend you look at another of my answers for help in maximizing your refund.
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