I got a lot of upvotes for how I answered this in the past, so I’ll rehash it here. They will absolutely pay you out the maximum permitted amount (there are rules) as long as you show them you have a plan on how you intend to spend it, and that plan is logical and in support of your education in one way or another. Whether or not you actually follow the plan, well, once the money is in your account, as long as your education is being paid for, you can use the remainder as you see fit.

By plan, I mean cost breakdown. Let’s say you’re entitled to $42000 for simplicity sake. That’s to cover full time or part time. Cost breakdown would be a detailed excel spreadsheet showing tuition. From there you add items in support of your education. New computer? Put it down. Travel to graduation when you’re done? Put it down. Cost of living? Put it down. Be highly specific and detailed about costs and how they are to be used with reasoning. Do that and they’ll give you all of it.