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Standard Name: Scholarship Program Exchange Demographic Criteria List
Standard ID: NSPA-SPE-DC-1.0-1
Issued By: NSPA
Version: 1.0d-1 (Initial Release Version)
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Overview

The purpose of the NSPA-SPE-DC list is to define and standardize values used to refer unambiguously to demographic criteria in the context of scholarship eligibility and applications.

Usage

In the Scholarship Exchange, demographic criteria includes coding for concepts such as gender, ethnicity, race, heritage, and ancestry. These values are inclusive of how eligibility criteria are actually stated today by program providers, and we work hard to minimize offense. Awkwardly, this well-meaning effort to connect scholars with opportunities for which they might be eligible causes unintended offense — with an ideal scholarship candidate sometimes objecting to the terms used by a program in describing their eligibility.

Gender

Gender is defined as how an individual identifies with male and female characteristics in their social construct. This may or may not align with one’s biological sex. A person’s gender is separate from their sexual orientation.

Race

Race is explained as “a division of mankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a distinct human type”. Race(s) are self-identifiable and individuals can identify with more than one. The current list entries are harmonized with the U.S. Census Bureau list of races.

Ancestry

Ancestry refers to one’s heritage or line of descent. Individuals may identify with more than one ancestry. The primary values from this list were based on scholarships actually seen, but normalized against the most common entries in the U.S. Census Bureau last of ancestries.

References

In an effort to be inclusive and comprehensive, the following information was referenced for the code list: 

The code list aligns with the values used by the U.S. Census Bureau for consistency and standardization purposes.

List of Demographic Criteria Codes

DemographicAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderDemographicSouth AsianAfghani

Criterion

Category

Subcategory

Demographic

ProgramDemographic

Hierarchy

Synonym List

Gender

Male

Gender | Male

Demographic

Gender

Female

Gender | Female

Demographic

Gender

Intersex

Gender LGBTQIA+ | Intersex

Demographic

Gender

Non-binary

Gender | Non-binary

Demographic

Gender

LGBTQIA+ | Transgender Male to Female

Gender | Transgender Male to Female

Demographic

Gender

Transgender Woman | Trans Woman

LGBTQIA+ | Transgender Female to Male

Gender | Transgender Female to Male

Demographic

Gender

Other

Gender | Other

Demographic

Gender Identity

Transgender

Gender Identity | Transgender

Demographic

Gender Identity

Genderqueer

Gender Identity | Genderqueer

Demographic

Gender Identity

Other

Gender Identity | Other

Demographic

Sexual Orientation

Lesbian

Sexual Orientation | Lesbian

Demographic

Sexual Orientation

Gay

Sexual Orientation | Gay

Demographic

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual

Sexual Orientation | Bisexual

Demographic

Sexual Orientation

Asexual

Sexual Orientation | Asexual

Demographic

Sexual Orientation

Other

Sexual Orientation | Other

Demographic

Race

Transgender Man | Trans Man

LGBTQIA+ | Transgender

Trans | Trans*

LGBTQIA+ | Genderqueer

Non-binary

LGBTQIA+ | Lesbian

LGBTQIA+ | Gay

LGBTQIA+ | Bisexual

LGBTQIA+ | Asexual

LGBTQIA+ | Prefer to Self-Identify

Race | American Indian or Alaska Native

Demographic

Race

Alaska Native

Race | Alaska Native

Demographic

Race

American Indian

Race | American Indian

Demographic

Race

Asian

Race | AsianDemographic

Race

Black or African American

Race | Black or African American

Demographic

Race

Race | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Race

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Native Hawaiian

Race | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Native Hawaiian

Demographic

Race

White

Race | WhiteDemographic

Ancestry | Albanian

Ancestry | Albanian

Demographic

Ancestry

Arabic

Ancestry | Arabic

Demographic

Ancestry

Armenian

Ancestry | Armenian

Demographic

Ancestry

Austrian

Ancestry | Austrian

Demographic

Ancestry

Belgian

Ancestry | Belgian

Demographic

Ancestry

Brazilian

Ancestry | Brazilian

Demographic

Ancestry

British

Ancestry | British

Demographic

Ancestry

Bohemian

Ancestry | Bohemian

Demographic

Ancestry

Cambodian

Ancestry | Cambodian

Demographic

Ancestry

CherokeeCaribbean

Afro-Caribbean

Ancestry | Cherokee

Demographic

Ancestry

Chinese

Ancestry | Chinese

Demographic

Ancestry

Colombian

Ancestry | Colombian

Demographic

Ancestry

Croatian

Ancestry | Croatian

Demographic

Ancestry

Cuban

Ancestry | Cuban

Demographic

Ancestry

Czech

Ancestry | Czech

Czechoslovakian

Demographic

Ancestry

Danish

Ancestry | Danish

Demographic

Ancestry

Dominican

Ancestry | Dominican

Demographic

Ancestry

Dutch

Ancestry | Dutch

Demographic

Ancestry

Egyptian

Ancestry | Egyptian

Demographic

Ancestry

English

Ancestry | English

Demographic

Ancestry

Ecuadorian

Ancestry | Ecuadorian

Demographic

Ancestry

Filipino

Ancestry | Filipino

Demographic

Ancestry

Fijian

Ancestry | Fijian

Demographic

Ancestry

Finnish

Ancestry | Finnish

Demographic

Ancestry

French

Ancestry | French

Demographic

Ancestry

German

Ancestry | German

Demographic

Ancestry

Greek

Ancestry | Greek

Demographic

Ancestry

Guatemalan

Ancestry | Guatemalan

Demographic

Ancestry

Guyanese

Ancestry | Guyanese

Demographic

Ancestry

Haitian

Ancestry | Haitian

Demographic

Ancestry

Hmong

Ancestry | Hmong

Demographic

Ancestry

Honduran

Ancestry | Honduran

Demographic

Ancestry

Hungarian

Ancestry | Hungarian

Demographic

Ancestry

Irish

Ancestry | Irish

Demographic

Ancestry

Italian

Ancestry | Italian

Demographic

Ancestry

Jamaican

Ancestry | Jamaican

Demographic

Ancestry

Japanese

Ancestry | Japanese

Demographic

Ancestry

Jewish

Ancestry | Jewish

Demographic

Ancestry

Korean

Ancestry | Korean

Demographic

Ancestry

Laotian

Ancestry | Laotian

Demographic

Ancestry

Lebanese

Ancestry | Lebanese

Demographic

Ancestry

Libyan

Ancestry | Libyan

Demographic

Ancestry

Lithuanian

Ancestry | Lithuanian

Demographic

Ancestry

Mexican

Ancestry | Mexican

Mexicano | Mexican AmericanDemographic

Ancestry Nicaraguan| Navajo

Ancestry | Nicaraguan

Demographic

Ancestry

Nigerian

Ancestry | Nigerian

Demographic

Ancestry

Norwegian

Ancestry | Norwegian

Demographic

Ancestry

Pakistani

Ancestry | Pakistani

Demographic

Ancestry

Panamanian

Ancestry | Panamanian

Demographic

Ancestry

Pennsylvania German

Ancestry | Pennsylvania German

Demographic

Ancestry

Peruvian

Ancestry | Peruvian

Demographic

Ancestry

Polish

Ancestry | Polish

Demographic

Ancestry

Portuguese

Ancestry | Portuguese

Demographic

Ancestry

Puerto Rican

Ancestry | Puerto RicanDemographic

Ancestry

Romanian

Ancestry | Romanian

Demographic

Ancestry

Russian

Ancestry | Russian

Demographic

Ancestry

Scottish

Ancestry | Scottish

Demographic

Ancestry

Salvadoran

Ancestry | Salvadoran

Demographic

Ancestry

Samoan

Ancestry | Samoan

Demographic

Ancestry

Serbian

Ancestry | Serbian

Demographic

Ancestry

Slovak

Ancestry | Slovak

Demographic

Ancestry

Slovene

Ancestry | Slovene

Demographic

Ancestry

Somalian

Ancestry | Somalian

Demographic

Ancestry

Ancestry | South Asian

Demographic

Ancestry

South Asian

Ancestry | South Asian | Afghani

Demographic

Ancestry

South Asian

Indian

Ancestry | South Asian | Indian

Demographic

Ancestry

South Asian

Iranian

Ancestry | South Asian | Iranian

Demographic

Ancestry

South Asian

Nepali

Ancestry | South Asian | Nepali

Demographic

Ancestry

Spanish

Ancestry | Spanish

Spanish American | Spaniard

Demographic

Ancestry

Sudanese

Ancestry | Sudanese

Demographic

Ancestry

Swedish

Ancestry | Swedish

Demographic

Ancestry

Swiss

Ancestry | Swiss

Demographic

Ancestry

Syrian

Ancestry | Syrian

Demographic

Ancestry

Taiwanese

Ancestry | Taiwanese

Demographic

Ancestry

Thai

Ancestry | Thai

Demographic

Ancestry

Trinidadian

Ancestry | Trinidadian

Demographic

Ancestry

Turkish

Ancestry | Turkish

Demographic

Ancestry

Ukrainian

Ancestry | Ukrainian

Demographic

Ancestry

Vietnamese

Ancestry | Vietnamese

Demographic

Ancestry

Welsh

Ancestry | Welsh

Demographic

Ancestry

Yemeni

Ancestry | Yemeni

Demographic

Ancestry

Yugoslavian

Ancestry | Yugoslavian

Demographic

Ethnicity

Hispanic

Ethnicity | Hispanic

Demographic

Other

Other

Other | Other