Yes. If nobody can claim the AOTC credit since the expenses were covered with a restricted scholarship, you can at least get the $500 dependent credit by claiming your daughter. Her standard deduction is the same either way.
Someone who can be claimed as a dependent receives a standard deduction that cannot exceed the greater of:
- $1,350, or
- earned income plus $450 (but not more than the regular standard deduction).
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