The White House has asked nine top US universities to pledge allegiance to President Donald Trump’s policy priorities in return for preferential access to federal funding.

The proposal, known as the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” seeks to reshape college campuses in line with the administration’s vision on admissions, free speech, gender policy, student discipline, and affordability.

According to documents obtained by the Associated Press, signing the compact would offer universities priority access to certain federal grants and White House events, though funding would not be exclusively limited to participating schools.

The agreement directs institutions to adopt the federal government’s definition of gender, affecting campus bathrooms, locker rooms, and women’s sports teams. It also demands the elimination of race, gender, and other demographic considerations in admissions, while requiring all undergraduates to submit SAT or ACT scores.

The 10-page proposal was sent September 3o to highly selective public and private institutions including Vanderbilt, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, University of Southern California, MIT, University of Texas, University of Arizona, Brown, and University of Virginia. The selection criteria remain unclear.

Texas system leaders welcomed the initiative. “We are honored that the Austin campus was chosen to be part of the compact and its potential funding advantages,” said Kevin Eltife, chair of the Board of Regents. “We look forward to working with the Trump Administration on it.”

Other universities had not responded to requests for comment. The administration has previously leveraged federal research funds to influence policies at elite institutions, including Harvard and Columbia.

Under the compact, international student enrollment would be capped at 15% of the undergraduate population, with no more than 5% from any single country—a limit that could significantly reshape the demographics of top US campuses.