Standard Name: Scholarship Program Exchange Activity Codes
Standard ID: NSPA-SPE-AC-1.0-1
Issued By: NSPA
Version: 1.0-1 (Initial Release Version)
Obsoletes: --
Obsoleted By: --

Overview

The purpose of the NSPA-SPE-AC code list is to define and standardize values we can use to refer unambiguously to activities in the context of scholarship eligibility and applications.

Usage

In the Scholarship Exchange, an activity is a sport, hobby, a vocation, or similar active pursuit. Contrast with the Interest criteria, which indicates an enjoyment or spectator role.

Academic Activities

The NSPA Exchange list of Academic Activities is defined as school-based or education-based pursuits that focus on knowledge and/or skill building. The definition approximates Wikipedia’s definition that an academic activity is “designed to educate students in any scholarly subject matter,” and Wikipedia’s entries were helpful in suggestion additions beyond those already seen in NSPA member programs.

Art

This list of visual and literary arts can be made logically complete by adopting Wikipedia’s categories of the “major constituents of the arts” subcategories. These categories are still broad enough to have their own associated scholarship programs and to help optimize the function of the hierarchical list. For example, a student who selects “Drawing” as an activity can see scholarships with a drawing activity requirement as well as scholarships related to Art/Visual Arts.

Community Service

This category encompasses a wide variety of activities. Scholarships that include community service requirements often include all types of community service (or include specific Affiliation Entities that can be reflected in that list). It is currently best to maintain this as a general category without specific listings unless programs are found that require participation in certain community service activities.

Games

Extensive lists exist that detail the many games available today. However, only a small number of these games have specific scholarships associated with them. To avoid including many entries that do not have programs associated with them, this list is best maintained on a more categorical or program-by-program basis. For example, broader categories such as Board Games or Video Games will help capture the smaller amount of programs associated with these types of activities.

Hobbies

Due to the very broad nature of what can be considered a hobby and the likelihood that one’s hobby may be another type of activity or an interest, it is currently best to construct this list based on programs’ requirements. The small exception to this is the subcategory of collection hobbies. These can primarily be listed exclusively as hobbies and do have some very specific programs associated with them.

Performing Arts

The NSPA Code list can be made logically complete by including the general Performing Arts categories published by Wikipedia. Many of these categories have programs associated with them, and others can help students find other Performing Arts scholarships for which they may be eligible.

Religious Activities

This list is best expanded as programs with specific religious activity requirements are sourced. Many religious scholarships are associated with particular Affiliation Entities instead of activities.

Sports

The current NSPA code list is comprehensive without being overwhelmingly specific. To maintain this level of completeness Wikipedia’s very detailed list of sports can be used a reference. This will help ensure that the NSPA list includes all major sport categories for which scholarships are available.

Work

This could be as broad as the Profession list, so it is currently best captured on a program by program basis and/or on another list (ex. Situation | Employment Detail or Affiliation Entities).

References

The core list of Activities was based on programs offered by NSPA members. External lists were consulted for standardization and to fill in logical gaps. No existing external list was exclusively or completely used. Primary references used include:

Wikipedia, general lists for:
Brown University, list of varsity sports
Prep Scholar, list of high school sports

List of Activity Codes

Activity Hierarchy	Category	Subcategory	Activity	Synonym List	Alternate Categorization List	Alternate Display Value
Academic Activities	Academic Activities		Academic Activities			Academic Activities (Any)
Academic Activities \| College Bowl	Academic Activities		College Bowl
Academic Activities \| Debate	Academic Activities		Debate
Academic Activities \| Environmental Club	Academic Activities		Environmental Club
Academic Activities \| Student Government	Academic Activities		Student Government
Academic Activities \| Student Newspaper	Academic Activities		Student Newspaper	School Newspaper
Academic Activities \| Student Radio	Academic Activities		Student Radio	School Radio
Art	Art		Art	Fine Arts		Art (Any)
Art \| Creative Writing	Art		Creative Writing
Art \| Filmmaking	Art		Filmmaking
Art \| Filmmaking \| Documentary Filmmaking	Art	Filmmaking	Documentary Filmmaking
Art \| Filmmaking \| Film Editing	Art	Filmmaking	Film Editing	Video Editing \| Film or Video Editing
Art \| Painting	Art		Painting
Art \| Painting \| Oil Painting	Art	Painting	Oil Painting
Art \| Painting \| Watercolor Painting	Art	Painting	Watercolor Painting
Community Service	Community Service		Community Service	Volunteering		Community Service (Any)
Games	Games		Games			Games (Any)
Games \| Checkers	Games		Checkers		Board Games
Games \| Chess	Games		Chess		Board Games
Games \| Go	Games		Go		Board Games
Games \| Fantasy Football	Games		Fantasy Football
Games \| Magic: The Gathering	Games		Magic: The Gathering
Games \| PC Gaming	Games		PC Gaming
Hobbies	Hobbies		Hobbies	Hobby		Hobbies (Any)
Hobbies \| Amateur Radio	Hobbies		Amateur Radio
Hobbies \| Gardening	Hobbies		Gardening
Hobbies \| Genealogy	Hobbies		Genealogy
Hobbies \| Reading	Hobbies		Reading
Hobbies \| Stamp Collecting	Hobbies		Stamp Collecting	Philately
Performing Arts	Performing Arts		Performing Arts			Performing Arts (Any)
Performing Arts \| Dance	Performing Arts		Dance
Performing Arts \| Dance \| Ballet	Performing Arts	Dance	Ballet
Performing Arts \| Dance \| Modern Dance	Performing Arts	Dance	Modern Dance
Performing Arts \| Music	Performing Arts		Music
Performing Arts \| Music \| Band	Performing Arts	Music	Band
Performing Arts \| Music \| Brass Instrument	Performing Arts	Music	Brass Instrument
Performing Arts \| Music \| Chorus	Performing Arts	Music	Chorus
Performing Arts \| Music \| Jazz Band	Performing Arts	Music	Jazz Band
Performing Arts \| Music \| Marching Band	Performing Arts	Music	Marching Band
Performing Arts \| Music \| Orchestra	Performing Arts	Music	Orchestra
Performing Arts \| Music \| Singing	Performing Arts	Music	Singing
Performing Arts \| Theater Arts	Performing Arts		Theater Arts	Drama
Performing Arts \| Theater Arts \| Acting	Performing Arts	Theater Arts	Acting
Performing Arts \| Theater Arts \| Set Design	Performing Arts	Theater Arts	Set Design
Sports	Sports		Sports	Athletics		Sports (Any)
Sports \| Archery	Sports		Archery
Sports \| Badminton	Sports		Badminton
Sports \| Baseball	Sports		Baseball		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Basketball	Sports		Basketball		Varsity Sport
Sports \| BMX	Sports		BMX
Sports \| Bowling	Sports		Bowling
Sports \| Cheerleading	Sports		Cheerleading
Sports \| Crew	Sports		Crew	Rowing	Varsity Sport
Sports \| Cross-Country Running	Sports		Cross-Country Running	Cross Country	Varsity Sport
Sports \| Diving	Sports		Diving
Sports \| Drift Racing	Sports		Drift Racing
Sports \| Equestrian Sports	Sports		Equestrian Sports
Sports \| Equestrian Sports \| Dressage	Sports	Equestrian Sports	Dressage		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Equestrian Sports \| Rodeo	Sports	Equestrian Sports	Rodeo
Sports \| Fencing	Sports		Fencing		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Field Hockey	Sports		Field Hockey
Sports \| Football	Sports		Football		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Golf	Sports		Golf		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Gymnastics	Sports		Gymnastics
Sports \| Hiking	Sports		Hiking
Sports \| Hockey	Sports		Hockey
Sports \| Ice Hockey	Sports		Ice Hockey		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Ice Skating	Sports		Ice Skating
Sports \| Lacrosse	Sports		Lacrosse		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Marksmanship	Sports		Marksmanship
Sports \| Racquetball	Sports		Racquetball
Sports \| Riflery	Sports		Riflery
Sports \| Rock Climbing	Sports		Rock Climbing
Sports \| Rugby	Sports		Rugby		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Sailing	Sports		Sailing
Sports \| Skiing	Sports		Skiing		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Skiing \| Cross-Country Skiing	Sports	Skiing	Cross-Country Skiing		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Skiing \| Downhill Skiing	Sports	Skiing	Downhill Skiing		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Soccer	Sports		Soccer		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Softball	Sports		Softball
Sports \| Squash	Sports		Squash		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Swimming	Sports		Swimming
Sports \| Table Tennis	Sports		Table Tennis
Sports \| Tennis	Sports		Tennis		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Track and Field	Sports		Track and Field
Sports \| Ultimate Frisbee	Sports		Ultimate Frisbee
Sports \| Volleyball	Sports		Volleyball
Sports \| Water Polo	Sports		Water Polo		Varsity Sport
Sports \| Weightlifting	Sports		Weightlifting
Sports \| Wrestling	Sports		Wrestling		Varsity Sport
Work	Work		Work
Work \| Entrepreneurship	Work		Entrepreneurship	Startup Company
Work \| Farming	Work		Farming
Other	Other		Other

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