Can a scholarship qualify as$$ support?

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Part $1$

A$.$

$$Yes$,$ a scholarship qualifies as support. All$$ tax$-$exempt income qualify as support and scholarships must be included as support when deciding whether the parent provides over half of the$$ child's support.

B$.$

It can be$.$ Scholarship recipients will receive Form$1099-$Q$,$ which indicates whether or not scholarships awarded are considered taxable income.

C$.$

Scholarships generally do qualify as$$ support, but an exception exists for a scholarship received by the$$ taxpayer's child. Parents may ignore a$$ child's scholarship in determining whether they provide over half of the$$ child's support$($or whether the child provided more than half of his or her own$$ support$).$

D$.$

$$No$,$ a scholarship does not qualify as support. A scholarship$$ can't ever be included as support when deciding whether the parent provides over half of the$$ child's support.