Snapp Central API

Overview

The Scholar Snapp® solution was developed in 2008 by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and a

workgroup was initially formed under the National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) with

members who represent many perspectives from the scholarship industry. In 2015, the Scholar Snapp

data standard was expanded to include a centralized website (“Scholar Snapp Central”) which allows

applicants to reuse a large amount of their profile data from application to application, speeding up the

time it takes to complete a scholarship application. In 2016, the ScholarSnapp data standard was

revised from version 1.0 to version 2.0. Effective May, 2016

To enable applicants to reuse their scholarship application data, Scholar Snapp Central

(www.ScholarSnapp.org) has introduced an OAuth2-based API. This API allows applicants to authorize

scholarship providers to reuse their Scholar Snapp profile data by logging into the Scholar Snapp website

directly from a scholarship provider’s online application.

This document is written for software developers to fully outline the development activities required to

implement the Scholar Snapp API.