10. Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship (Deadline: Midnight on January 15, 2020)
Scholarship : $1,000
Rules & Eligibility
- Scholarship can be paid towards tuition, books, computers, room, & board, or any education-related expense.
- Must be 17 or older.
- Must be a current high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student.
- Must be accepted to an accredited college or university within the United States.
- Only 1 submission per candidate will be considered.
Application Steps
- Submit a 600-800 word essay that describes a challenge you faced and how you overcame it, experience affecting you..
- At the top of your
essay mention:
- name, mailing address, date of birth, phone number, grade/class
- name & address of your school
- Save in .pdf format.
- Send your essay to [email protected].
- Use the subject line: TrailHeads Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship.
9. “No Essay” Scholarship (Deadline : Midnight on December 31, 2019)
Scholarship : $2,000
Rules & Eligibility
- Must be a current high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student.
- Must be 17 or older.
- Must currently attend, or within the next 12 months Plan to enroll in, a high school or college listed on niche.com, or be the parent of a student who falls into one of those categories.
- Only 1 submission per candidate will be considered.
Application Steps
- Apply Online : go to
- Apply Offline : On a postcard, handprint your first & last name, address, city, state, country, zip code or postal code, phone number, date of birth, & e-mail address. Mail the completed postcard entry to Niche.com Scholarship Name “Mail-in Entry”, 2840 Liberty Avenue, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.