After reading many community forums and actually doing the 1040A the old-fashioned way, including the worksheets, I found that this grant is considered "earned" income versus TT default of "unearned". The standard deduction worksheet for dependents actually states this. The trick to get this into TT was to enter it as you specified, as "other taxable income". From there, after the income review popped up, I was able to update the total earned income to include this fellowship grant. This eliminated the need for the 8615 and "kiddie tax", which is intended for unearned income (investments) that a child may receive from a parent. At the end of the day, she worked 40+ hours per week for the government doing cancer research and was paid accordingly. Why they just can't issue a W2 is beyond me!
