Standard Name: Scholarship Program Exchange Demographic Criteria
Standard ID: NSPA-SPE-DC-1.0-1
Issued By: NSPA
Version: 1.0-1 (Initial Release Version)
Obsoletes: --
Obsoleted By: --

Overview

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

Usage

In the Scholarship Exchange, demographic criteria includes one’s gender, race, and ancestry. These values are screened conscientiously to ensure the inclusivity of all possible options.

Gender

Gender is defined as how an individual identifies with male and female characteristics in their social construct. This may or may not align with one’s biological sex. A person’s gender is separate from their sexual orientation.

Race

Race is explained as “a division of mankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a distinct human type”. Race(s) are self-identifiable and individuals can identify with more than one.

Ancestry

Ancestry refers to one’s heritage or line of descent. Individuals may also identify with more than one ancestry.

References

In an effort to be inclusive and comprehensive, these lists are compiled by referencing information from the following well-known organizations:

Human Rights Campaign
It Gets Better Project
U.S. Census Bureau - Gender, Race, Ancestry
Wikipedia

List of Demographic Criteria Codes

Criterion	Category	Subcategory	Demographic Program	Demographic Hierarchy	Synonym List
Demographic	Gender		Male	Gender \| Male
Demographic	Gender		Female	Gender \| Female
Demographic	Gender		Intersex	Gender \| Intersex
Demographic	Gender		Non-binary	Gender \| Non-binary
Demographic	Gender		Transgender Male to Female	Gender \| Transgender Male to Female
Demographic	Gender		Transgender Female to Male	Gender \| Transgender Female to Male
Demographic	Gender		Other	Gender \| Other
Demographic	Gender Identity		Transgender	Gender Identity \| Transgender
Demographic	Gender Identity		Genderqueer	Gender Identity \| Genderqueer
Demographic	Gender Identity		Other	Gender Identity \| Other
Demographic	Sexual Orientation		Lesbian	Sexual Orientation \| Lesbian
Demographic	Sexual Orientation		Gay	Sexual Orientation \| Gay
Demographic	Sexual Orientation		Bisexual	Sexual Orientation \| Bisexual
Demographic	Sexual Orientation		Asexual	Sexual Orientation \| Asexual
Demographic	Sexual Orientation		Other	Sexual Orientation \| Other
Demographic	Race		American Indian or Alaska Native	Race \| American Indian or Alaska Native
Demographic	Race		Alaska Native	Race \| Alaska Native
Demographic	Race		American Indian	Race \| American Indian
Demographic	Race		Asian	Race \| Asian
Demographic	Race		Black or African American	Race \| Black or African American
Demographic	Race		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Race \| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Demographic	Race	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Native Hawaiian	Race \| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander \| Native Hawaiian
Demographic	Race		White	Race \| White
Demographic	Ancestry		Albanian	Ancestry \| Albanian
Demographic	Ancestry		Arabic	Ancestry \| Arabic
Demographic	Ancestry		Armenian	Ancestry \| Armenian
Demographic	Ancestry		Austrian	Ancestry \| Austrian
Demographic	Ancestry		Belgian	Ancestry \| Belgian
Demographic	Ancestry		Brazilian	Ancestry \| Brazilian
Demographic	Ancestry		British	Ancestry \| British
Demographic	Ancestry		Bohemian	Ancestry \| Bohemian
Demographic	Ancestry		Cambodian	Ancestry \| Cambodian
Demographic	Ancestry		Cherokee	Ancestry \| Cherokee
Demographic	Ancestry		Chinese	Ancestry \| Chinese
Demographic	Ancestry		Colombian	Ancestry \| Colombian
Demographic	Ancestry		Croatian	Ancestry \| Croatian
Demographic	Ancestry		Cuban	Ancestry \| Cuban
Demographic	Ancestry		Czech	Ancestry \| Czech	Czechoslovakian
Demographic	Ancestry		Danish	Ancestry \| Danish
Demographic	Ancestry		Dominican	Ancestry \| Dominican
Demographic	Ancestry		Dutch	Ancestry \| Dutch
Demographic	Ancestry		Egyptian	Ancestry \| Egyptian
Demographic	Ancestry		English	Ancestry \| English
Demographic	Ancestry		Ecuadorian	Ancestry \| Ecuadorian
Demographic	Ancestry		Filipino	Ancestry \| Filipino
Demographic	Ancestry		Fijian	Ancestry \| Fijian
Demographic	Ancestry		Finnish	Ancestry \| Finnish
Demographic	Ancestry		French	Ancestry \| French
Demographic	Ancestry		German	Ancestry \| German
Demographic	Ancestry		Greek	Ancestry \| Greek
Demographic	Ancestry		Guatemalan	Ancestry \| Guatemalan
Demographic	Ancestry		Guyanese	Ancestry \| Guyanese
Demographic	Ancestry		Haitian	Ancestry \| Haitian
Demographic	Ancestry		Hmong	Ancestry \| Hmong
Demographic	Ancestry		Honduran	Ancestry \| Honduran
Demographic	Ancestry		Hungarian	Ancestry \| Hungarian
Demographic	Ancestry		Irish	Ancestry \| Irish
Demographic	Ancestry		Italian	Ancestry \| Italian
Demographic	Ancestry		Jamaican	Ancestry \| Jamaican
Demographic	Ancestry		Japanese	Ancestry \| Japanese
Demographic	Ancestry		Jewish	Ancestry \| Jewish
Demographic	Ancestry		Korean	Ancestry \| Korean
Demographic	Ancestry		Laotian	Ancestry \| Laotian
Demographic	Ancestry		Lebanese	Ancestry \| Lebanese
Demographic	Ancestry		Libyan	Ancestry \| Libyan
Demographic	Ancestry		Lithuanian	Ancestry \| Lithuanian
Demographic	Ancestry		Mexican	Ancestry \| Mexican	Mexicano \| Mexican American
Demographic	Ancestry		Nicaraguan	Ancestry \| Nicaraguan
Demographic	Ancestry		Nigerian	Ancestry \| Nigerian
Demographic	Ancestry		Norwegian	Ancestry \| Norwegian
Demographic	Ancestry		Pakistani	Ancestry \| Pakistani
Demographic	Ancestry		Panamanian	Ancestry \| Panamanian
Demographic	Ancestry		Pennsylvania German	Ancestry \| Pennsylvania German
Demographic	Ancestry		Peruvian	Ancestry \| Peruvian
Demographic	Ancestry		Polish	Ancestry \| Polish
Demographic	Ancestry		Portuguese	Ancestry \| Portuguese
Demographic	Ancestry		Puerto Rican	Ancestry \| Puerto Rican
Demographic	Ancestry		Romanian	Ancestry \| Romanian
Demographic	Ancestry		Russian	Ancestry \| Russian
Demographic	Ancestry		Scottish	Ancestry \| Scottish
Demographic	Ancestry		Salvadoran	Ancestry \| Salvadoran
Demographic	Ancestry		Samoan	Ancestry \| Samoan
Demographic	Ancestry		Serbian	Ancestry \| Serbian
Demographic	Ancestry		Slovak	Ancestry \| Slovak
Demographic	Ancestry		Slovene	Ancestry \| Slovene
Demographic	Ancestry		Somalian	Ancestry \| Somalian
Demographic	Ancestry		South Asian	Ancestry \| South Asian
Demographic	Ancestry	South Asian	Afghani	Ancestry \| South Asian \| Afghani
Demographic	Ancestry	South Asian	Indian	Ancestry \| South Asian \| Indian
Demographic	Ancestry	South Asian	Iranian	Ancestry \| South Asian \| Iranian
Demographic	Ancestry	South Asian	Nepali	Ancestry \| South Asian \| Nepali
Demographic	Ancestry		Spanish	Ancestry \| Spanish	Spanish American \| Spaniard
Demographic	Ancestry		Sudanese	Ancestry \| Sudanese
Demographic	Ancestry		Swedish	Ancestry \| Swedish
Demographic	Ancestry		Swiss	Ancestry \| Swiss
Demographic	Ancestry		Syrian	Ancestry \| Syrian
Demographic	Ancestry		Taiwanese	Ancestry \| Taiwanese
Demographic	Ancestry		Thai	Ancestry \| Thai
Demographic	Ancestry		Trinidadian	Ancestry \| Trinidadian
Demographic	Ancestry		Turkish	Ancestry \| Turkish
Demographic	Ancestry		Ukrainian	Ancestry \| Ukrainian
Demographic	Ancestry		Vietnamese	Ancestry \| Vietnamese
Demographic	Ancestry		Welsh	Ancestry \| Welsh
Demographic	Ancestry		Yemeni	Ancestry \| Yemeni
Demographic	Ancestry		Yugoslavian	Ancestry \| Yugoslavian
Demographic	Ethnicity		Hispanic	Ethnicity \| Hispanic
Demographic	Other		Other	Other \| Other

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