The Exchange has a data standard (version 1.0 is here) that defines how scholarship program data should be entered in the scholarship database. It also defines the language used relating to the scholarship.
A few examples of these lists are below. The full list of Data definitions lives here and includes scholarship program elements like Academic Criteria, Fields of Study, and Affiliations.
Citizenship Status
U.S Citizenship Statuses
U.S. Citizen
U.S. National
Permanent Resident
Conditional Permanent Resident
Current DACA Status
Pending DACA Application
FAFSA-Eligible Non-Citizen
Not a U.S. Citizen
Asylum-Seeker or Asylee
Cuban or Haitian Entrant
Humanitarian Parolee
Refugee
California AB 540
Canadian Citizenship Statuses
Canadian Citizen
Refugee or Asylum Seeker
Temporary Resident
Not a Citizen
Demographics
The Exchange has a standard for Race, Ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+ values.
Male
Female
LGBTQIA+
Asexual
Bisexual
Intersex
Gay
Nonbinary
Genderqueer
Lesbian
LGBTQ Ally
Transgender
Transgender Male to Female
Transgender Female to Male
Two-Spirit
Prefer to Self-Identify
American Indian or Alaska Native
Alaska Native
American Indian
Asian
Black or African American
Black
African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Native Hawaiian
Native Pacific Islander
White
Some of this data was developed in partnership with the Exchange Data Standards Committee.
