What I did to understand this is simply put all my daughter's scholarships into Google search asking what are the requirements for that specific grant/scholarship. Most of them aren't that restrictive and say that you can use it for tuition OR room and board or other related expenses. Only a few scholarships have restrictions to only be used for tuition. Or the opposite - has to only be only used for room and board and nothing else. If still not sure, just contact your college's financial aid office. Oh, and btw Pell Grant is one of those where you can use the funds as you wish, meaning for tuition, room, board or partial allocation. It's up to you and only really matters during tax filing. So, all the answers above are correct.
