Niche Scholarships Scraper

Unofficial. This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Niche.com, Inc. It collects publicly available data only.

This actor collects scholarship listings from Niche.com, including name, amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, and provider. It requires a stealth browser to bypass anti-bot protection and returns structured data for up to 1 million scholarships.

The actor scrapes scholarship listings from Niche's scholarships page. You can set a custom start URL to target specific subcategories or filters, and limit the number of results with maxItems. Free users get a preview of 10 items; paid users can scrape up to 1 million.

Open the input and run it. Paste a Niche scholarships URL, set maxItems, and the actor returns a clean dataset of scholarships with all key fields.

Target Audience	Primary Use Cases
Students, Scholarship seekers, Financial aid advisors, Education researchers, Content creators	Find scholarships by deadline, Compare award amounts, Filter by GPA requirements, Identify application URLs, Analyze eligibility criteria

Jump to: Data fields · How to scrape · Use cases · API · Troubleshooting · FAQ

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What the Niche Scholarships Scraper does

• Single-page scrape: Scrapes all scholarships from the given start URL, respecting maxItems.

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What this Niche scraper does not do

• Anti-bot protection may cause failures. Niche uses PerimeterX; the actor uses a stealth browser but occasional blocks may occur.
• Free users are limited to 10 items. To get more, upgrade to a paid plan.
• Not all scholarships may be visible. Niche may hide some scholarships behind login or filters.
• No historical data. The actor only scrapes current listings.
• Rate limiting. Scraping large volumes may trigger temporary bans.

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Why choose this Niche scraper

	Capability
Name	The scholarship name
Amount	Award amount in USD
Deadline	Application deadline date
Eligibility GPA	Minimum GPA required
Application URL	Direct link to apply

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How to Scrape Niche

1. Sign up. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Actor. Go to the Niche Scholarships Scraper page.
3. Set your input. Paste a Niche scholarships URL, set maxItems, and the actor returns a clean dataset of scholarships with all key fields.
4. Run it, then download. Results appear in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

A first run with the defaults

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/",
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/",
  "maxItems": 200
}

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Niche Data Use Cases

Finding scholarships for a specific major

A student sets startUrl to a filtered Niche page for engineering majors, sets maxItems to 100. They read name, amount, deadline, and eligibility_majors. The decision it supports: which scholarships to apply for based on major fit.

Building a scholarship database for a school

A financial aid advisor sets startUrl to the main scholarships page, maxItems to 10000. They collect all fields to populate a local database. The decision it supports: advising students on available opportunities.

Comparing award amounts across providers

A researcher sets startUrl to the default page, maxItems to 500. They analyze amount and provider fields to identify trends. The decision it supports: understanding which organizations offer the largest awards.

Identifying scholarships with upcoming deadlines

A student sets startUrl to a page sorted by deadline, maxItems to 50. They read deadline and application_url. The decision it supports: prioritizing applications before deadlines pass.

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Beyond business use cases

• Research. Analyze scholarship availability across different criteria.
• Journalism. Investigate trends in scholarship funding.
• Public interest. Help students discover financial aid opportunities.
• Side projects. Build a personal scholarship database.

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Use This Niche Scraper as an API

Call it from anything that can send an HTTP request. This returns the dataset in the same response:

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~niche-scholarships-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "startUrl": "https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/", "maxItems": 10 }'

$APIFY_TOKEN is your Apify API token, from Settings in the console. For larger jobs, start the run asynchronously and collect results with a webhook. Client libraries exist for Node.js and Python as apify-client, and the full reference is in the Apify API documentation.

Save a tested input as an Apify Task and attach a schedule for recurring collection.

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Troubleshooting

Actor returns 0 results Check if the start URL is correct and accessible. Niche may have changed their page structure. Try using the default URL.

Actor fails with 'Blocked by PerimeterX' The anti-bot challenge is triggered. Wait a few minutes and try again. If persistent, reduce maxItems or use a different proxy.

Actor runs but returns incomplete data Some fields may be missing if Niche does not display them for certain scholarships. This is expected.

Actor takes too long Large maxItems values increase runtime. Reduce maxItems or use a faster proxy.

Something else. Open an issue with the run ID, your input with any secrets removed, what you expected and what came back, or email parseforge@protonmail.com.

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Niche Scraper FAQ

Why am I getting 403 errors? Niche uses PerimeterX anti-bot protection. The actor uses a stealth browser, but if you see 403 errors, try reducing maxItems or waiting a few minutes before retrying.

Can I scrape all scholarships on Niche? The actor can scrape up to 1 million scholarships, but Niche may not list all scholarships on a single page. Use filters in the start URL to target specific subsets.

What is the maxItems limit for free users? Free users are limited to 10 items as a preview. Paid users can set maxItems up to 1,000,000.

Do I need a Niche account to use this actor? No, the actor scrapes publicly available scholarship listings without requiring a login.

How often can I run the actor? There is no hard limit, but running it too frequently may trigger rate limiting. We recommend spacing runs by at least a few minutes.

What fields are returned? The actor returns name, amount, currency, deadline, application_url, eligibility_gpa_min, eligibility_majors, eligibility_grade_levels, description, and provider.

Can I filter by amount or GPA? The actor does not apply filters itself. You can use Niche's built-in filters in the start URL to pre-filter results.

Is the data up-to-date? The actor scrapes live data from Niche at the time of the run. Scholarship listings may change frequently.

Can I scrape other Niche pages? The actor is designed for the scholarships page. Scraping other sections may not work correctly.

What if the actor returns no results? Check that the start URL is correct and accessible. Niche may have changed their page structure. Try the default URL.

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