Well, I have been to one scholarship ceremony dinner where a recipient told the crowd they were using the money for a vacation with her kids along with paying for a some textbooks. There are scholarships where I just received a check and I deposit it. I know at my CC Financial Aid gives you the money directly so in a way you can use that money to spend it in any ways you want. But I would say use those scholarships for tuition, textbooks, and essentials. There are various fees that come up during they year that you probably won’t expect. If your parents aren’t paying for school why not ask them if they can afford to pay for food in a weekly amount.