Overview

The Member Site provides a user-friendly interface to explore the thousands of programs in the NSPA Exchange database. The search feature allows you to set a number of criteria and view what programs we have matching your criteria.

Accessing the Search

You can get to the search several ways. A consistent way is simply to click the magnifying glass in the menu that appears on every screen:

Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you the search screen. When you first see the screen, an unfiltered list of all programs is shown.

Using the Search

Using the search is easy. Simply add search criteria to on-screen form. The list will automatically update as you refine your criteria. The Clear Filters button will remove all criteria.

Search criteria are available for:

• Program Name or Keyword. A free-text field. Type anything! The search will look in the program name, the blurb (i.e., the brief description of the program), and the eligibility criteria descriptive text.

• Organization.

• Date. Allows you to search a range of application opening dates and deadlines.

  • From. The start of the selected date range.

  • To. The end of the selected date range.

• Contest. Programs that are primarily contests (e.g., essay contests).

• Merit-Based.

• Need-Based.

• Ethnicity: Hispanic. Programs specifically serving Hispanic scholars.

• Citizenship Status.

• Graduation Status.

• Condition. Programs serving scholars with a given human condition, typically a medical condition.

• Current Grade Level.

• Seeking Degree.

• College Attendance.

• Current School.

• Gender.

• Race.

• Location. Where a student must live to be eligible for an award.

  • State.

  • County.

  • City.

• Application Type. Online vs. Paper/PDF.