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

Overview

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

Usage

In the NSPA Exchange, an activity is a sport, hobby, a vocation, or similar active pursuit. Contrast with the Interest criteria, which indicates an enjoyment of, or passive, 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 suggesting additions beyond those already seen in NSPA member programs.

Art

Art activities include visual and literary creative disciplines. The list is detailed by Wikipedia’s categories of the “major constituents of the 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). This list is currently maintained as a general category without specific listings.

Games

This list includes generally non-athletic play and competition such as card games, tabletop/board games, and video games. While there are extensive lists that detail the many games available today, only a small number of these games have specific scholarships associated with them. As such, the code list is defined based on program requirements.

Hobbies

A hobby is defined as a leisure activity done for enjoyment. Due to the 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, this list is constructed based on programs’ requirements. The exception to this is the subcategory of collection hobbies.

Performing Arts

Performing arts are defined as creative endeavors that are typically put on for an audience. The code list is made logically complete by including the general Performing Arts categories published by Wikipedia.

Religious Activities

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

Sports

This list aligns with the dictionary definition that sports are “athletic activit[ies] requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature”. Wikipedia’s very detailed list of sports is used a reference.

Work

This could be as broad as the Profession list, so it is 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

Criterion	Category	Subcategory	Activity	Activity Hierarchy	Synonym List	Alternate Categorization List
Activity	Academic Activities		Academic Activities	Activity \| Academic Activities
Activity	Academic Activities		Academic Decathlon	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Academic Decathlon
Activity	Academic Activities		College Bowl	Activity \| Academic Activities \| College Bowl
Activity	Academic Activities		Debate	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Debate
Activity	Academic Activities		Environmental Club	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Environmental Club
Activity	Academic Activities		Math League	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Math League
Activity	Academic Activities		Mock Trial	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Mock Trial
Activity	Academic Activities		Quiz Bowl	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Quiz Bowl
Activity	Academic Activities		Student Government	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Student Government	Student Council
Activity	Academic Activities		Student Newspaper	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Student Newspaper	School Newspaper \| Journalism
Activity	Academic Activities		Student Radio	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Student Radio	School Radio
Activity	Academic Activities		Tutoring	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Tutoring	Mentoring
Activity	Academic Activities		UIL Academics	Activity \| Academic Activities \| UIL Academics	University Interscholastic League
Activity	Academic Activities		Yearbook	Activity \| Academic Activities \| Yearbook
Activity	Visual Arts		Visual Arts	Activity \| Visual Arts	Fine Arts
Activity	Visual Arts		Architecture	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Architecture
Activity	Visual Arts		Ceramics	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Ceramics
Activity	Visual Arts		Drawing	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Drawing
Activity	Visual Arts		Filmmaking	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Filmmaking
Activity	Visual Arts	Filmmaking	Documentary Filmmaking	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Filmmaking \| Documentary Filmmaking
Activity	Visual Arts	Filmmaking	Film Editing	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Filmmaking \| Film Editing	Video Editing \| Film or Video Editing
Activity	Visual Arts		Painting	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Painting
Activity	Visual Arts	Painting	Oil Painting	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Painting \| Oil Painting
Activity	Visual Arts	Painting	Watercolor Painting	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Painting \| Watercolor Painting
Activity	Visual Arts		Photography	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Photography
Activity	Visual Arts		Sculpting	Activity \| Visual Arts \| Sculpting
Activity	Literary Arts		Literary Arts	Activity \| Literary Arts	Fine Arts
Activity	Literary Arts		Fiction	Activity \| Literary Arts \| Fiction
Activity	Literary Arts		Creative Writing	Activity \| Literary Arts \| Creative Writing	Writing \| Journalism
Activity	Literary Arts		Drama	Activity \| Literary Arts \| Drama	Playwriting
Activity	Literary Arts		Poetry	Activity \| Literary Arts \| Poetry
Activity	Literary Arts		Prose	Activity \| Literary Arts \| Prose
Activity	Community Service		Community Service	Activity \| Community Service	Volunteering \| Community Involvement
Activity	Community Service		Church Service	Activity \| Community Service \| Church Service	Church Volunteering
Activity	Games		Games	Activity \| Games
Activity	Games	Tabletop Games	Bridge	Activity \| Games \| Tabletop Games \| Bridge
Activity	Games	Tabletop Games	Checkers	Activity \| Games \| Tabletop Games \| Checkers		Board Games
Activity	Games	Tabletop Games	Chess	Activity \| Games \| Tabletop Games \| Chess		Board Games
Activity	Games	Tabletop Games	Go	Activity \| Games \| Tabletop Games \| Go		Board Games
Activity	Games	Tabletop Games	Puzzles	Activity \| Games \| Tabletop Games \| Puzzles
Activity	Games		Esports	Activity \| Games \| Esports
Activity	Games		Fantasy Football	Activity \| Games \| Fantasy Football
Activity	Games		Magic: The Gathering	Activity \| Games \| Magic: The Gathering
Activity	Games		PC Gaming	Activity \| Games \| PC Gaming	Computer Gaming
Activity	Games		Video Games	Activity \| Games \| Video Games
Activity	Hobbies		Hobbies	Activity \| Hobbies	Hobby
Activity	Hobbies		Amateur Radio	Activity \| Hobbies \| Amateur Radio
Activity	Hobbies		Coin Collecting	Activity \| Hobbies \| Coin Collecting	Numismatics
Activity	Hobbies		Gardening	Activity \| Hobbies \| Gardening
Activity	Hobbies		Genealogy	Activity \| Hobbies \| Genealogy
Activity	Hobbies		Reading	Activity \| Hobbies \| Reading	Literature \| Poetry
Activity	Hobbies		Stamp Collecting	Activity \| Hobbies \| Stamp Collecting	Philately
Activity	Performing Arts		Performing Arts	Activity \| Performing Arts
Activity	Performing Arts		Dance	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Dance
Activity	Performing Arts	Dance	Ballet	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Dance \| Ballet
Activity	Performing Arts	Dance	Modern Dance	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Dance \| Modern Dance
Activity	Performing Arts		Music	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Band	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Band
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Brass Instrument	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Brass Instrument
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Chorus	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Chorus	Choir
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Jazz Band	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Jazz Band
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Marching Band	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Marching Band
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Opera	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Opera
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Orchestra	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Orchestra	String Instruments
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Private Music Study	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Private Music Study	Private Music Lessons
Activity	Performing Arts	Music	Singing	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Music \| Singing
Activity	Performing Arts		Puppetry	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Puppetry
Activity	Performing Arts		Spoken Word	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Spoken Word
Activity	Performing Arts		Theater Arts (Any)	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Theater Arts (Any)	Drama
Activity	Performing Arts	Theater Arts	Acting	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Theater Arts \| Acting
Activity	Performing Arts	Theater Arts	Musical Theater	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Theater Arts \| Musical Theater
Activity	Performing Arts	Theater Arts	Set Design	Activity \| Performing Arts \| Theater Arts \| Set Design
Activity	Religious Activities		Religious Activities	Activity \| Religious Activities
Activity	Religious Activities		Church Activities	Activity \| Religious Activities \| Church Activities
Activity	Religious Activities		Worship	Activity \| Religious Activities \| Worship
Activity	Sports		Sports	Activity \| Sports	Athletics	Varisty Sport (Any)
Activity	Sports		Archery	Activity \| Sports \| Archery
Activity	Sports		Badminton	Activity \| Sports \| Badminton
Activity	Sports		Baseball	Activity \| Sports \| Baseball		Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		Basketball	Activity \| Sports \| Basketball		Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		BMX	Activity \| Sports \| BMX	Bicycle Motocross
Activity	Sports		Bowling	Activity \| Sports \| Bowling
Activity	Sports		Cheerleading	Activity \| Sports \| Cheerleading		Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		Crew	Activity \| Sports \| Crew	Rowing	Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		Cross-Country Running	Activity \| Sports \| Cross-Country Running	Cross Country	Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		Diving	Activity \| Sports \| Diving
Activity	Sports		Drift Racing	Activity \| Sports \| Drift Racing	Drifiting
Activity	Sports		Equestrian Sports	Activity \| Sports \| Equestrian Sports	Horseback Riding
Activity	Sports	Equestrian Sports	Dressage	Activity \| Sports \| Equestrian Sports \| Dressage	English Riding	Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports	Equestrian Sports	Rodeo	Activity \| Sports \| Equestrian Sports \| Rodeo	Western Riding
Activity	Sports		Fencing	Activity \| Sports \| Fencing		Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		Field Hockey	Activity \| Sports \| Field Hockey
Activity	Sports		Football	Activity \| Sports \| Football		Varsity Sport
Activity	Sports		Golf	Activity \| Sports \| Golf		Varsity Sport

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