Trailblazer Scholarship
Application deadline: February 13, 2026!
Become a Trailblazer Scholar
The Trailblazer Scholars Program was established to recognize and reward students who demonstrate commitment to advancing intercultural maturity and interfaith understanding.
This scholarship aims to support need-based students who are passionate about making a lasting impact and helping to create a more welcoming and empowering environment for all.
The Trailblazer Scholarship is available only to undergraduate students. Recipients may receive up to $5,000 per academic year for a maximum of eight semesters, renewable each year for students who remain eligible until graduation.
For more information, please contact Leslie Burnias DeLaFuente, Coordinator for the Department of Multicultural Affairs at Leslie_Burnias@baylor.edu.
Who Should Apply
For consideration, applicants must:
- Demonstrate commitment to advancing intercultural maturity and interfaith understanding
- Complete the FAFSA or TAFSA
- Complete CSS Profile
- Complete the online application
- Be a U.S. Citizen or a permanent U.S. resident
- Have two consecutive (or more) semesters remaining at Baylor University
- Qualify for need-based scholarships
- Please click here for more information regarding Scholarships & Aid
How to Apply
The online application, resume, typed essay, and nomination letter are all due by midnight on February 13, 2026.
Requirements
You must submit the following required scholarship materials:
1. Completed online scholarship application (Use link above)
2. Resume of your honors, awards, achievements, and extracurricular activities
3. A typed essay answering each of the following:
(Submit answers in one document)
Describe an experience that has shaped your understanding of fairness and respect for differing perspectives or lived experiences. How have you applied that understanding in your academic or community life, and how might you contribute to fostering a welcoming, kind, and thoughtful campus environment at Baylor University? (up to 500 words)
4. One specific nomination for the Trailblazer Scholarship Program that should be from a teacher, professor, counselor, principal, etc. Please ask your nominator to explain why you deserve this scholarship and to provide at least one example detailing your efforts to advancing intercultural maturity and interfaith understanding in your community.
5. Submit all your documents as a PDF or Word document to MA_Scholarships@baylor.edu.
(Please make sure to include your full name and Baylor Student ID number on all of your documents.)
Please submit your resume, typed essay, and nomination letter to MA_Scholarships@baylor.edu as a PDF or Word Document by February 13,2026.
Scholarship Details
Trailblazer Scholars must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average, make satisfactory academic progress towards a degree, and continue to demonstrate commitment to advancing intercultural maturity and interfaith understanding. Recipients must participate in all designated programs per semester during each year they are a designated Trailblazer Scholar. In addition, they must attend the Trailblazer Scholars Orientation held at the beginning of the Fall Semester. Thank you letters to donors are required upon request. Trailblazer Scholars are encouraged to maintain a relationship with Baylor and the Trailblazer Scholarship Program to mentor future scholarship recipients and illustrate the program’s positive results. Provide current mailing address and email address to the Trailblazer Scholarship Committee each year after graduation.