I received income as part of a fellowship, but they do not (and will not) provide me with a 1099-MISC. I do not have an EIN for the payer, and TurboTax insists to have it

[KrisD · Accepted solution]

Enter it without a 1099-MISC as "Other Income" 

ONLINE PROGRAMS:

Sign into your account, your return, and click "Pick up where I left off”

Click Federal

Click Wages & Income

Get to All Income and scroll down to Less Common Income and click Show more

Scroll down to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C and click Start

Scroll down to Other reportable income and click Start

Type   Fellowship   into the description box and enter the amount

Click Done

DESKTOP

In the desktop program, start or open your return

Click FEDERAL TAXES

Click Wages & Income 

Click "I'll choose what to work on" if needed

Scroll down to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C (the last option) under "Less Common Income" and click Start

Scroll down to the last option "Other reportable income" and click Start

Answer "Yes" and Continue

Type Fellowship into the description box and the amount.