Q. Would this still be true if the school reissues as a 1099-MISC?
A. Simple answer: Yes. Income on a 1099-MIsc is usually unearned income and thus, subject to the $1150 filing threshold, above.
Technically, if you're going to treat it as taxable scholarship*, rather than misc./other income, the $12,950 filing threshold applies. But still the IRS has a 1099-Misc. in their system. They're not as aggressive about the 1099-Misc, as they are with the 1099-NEC.
*Scholarships are a hybrid between earned and unearned income. It is earned income for purposes of the $12,950 filing requirement and the dependent standard deduction calculation (earned income + $400). It is not earned income for the kiddie tax and other purposes (EIC. IRA contributions or additional child tax credit).
