Benefits

  • Fully funded tuition
  • Stipend for living expenses
  • Periodic stipends for up to 3 years
  • Funding for educational expenses such as books, academic supplies, instructional material, and personal expenses
  • Local transportation stipend
  • Annual economy class airfare to and from Stanford
  • Supplementary academic grants

Requirements

  • The organisers encourage applications to Knight-Hennessy Scholars from citizens of all countries. That’s natural since we expect Knight-Hennessy Scholars to have global impact.
  • Did you earn a degree at an institution outside the U.S.? To be eligible for graduate study, you must hold the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from a college or university of recognized standing.
  • You are eligible to apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program if you are applying to enroll in any full-time graduate degree program at Stanford (for example, but not limited to, DFA, Eng, JD, MA, MBA, MD, MFA, MS, or PhD) or if you plan on pursuing one of Stanford’s many joint- and dual- graduate degree options (for example, but not limited to, MD+PhD, JD+MA, MBA+MS).
  • Also, if you earned your bachelor’s degree in January 2016 or later to enroll in 2025.

Selection Process

Selection Criteria:

1. Independence of Thought

  • First-step mental sharpness
  • Seeks out knowledge and new experiences
  • Full of original ideas
  • Makes sense of ambiguous situations
  • Can hold a contrarian or dissenting point of view

2. Purposeful Leadership

  • Ambitious, in the best sense of the word
  • Driven to improve self
  • Willing to take risks
  • Self-aware
  • Persists and bounces back from adversity

3. Civic Mindset

  • Personally humble and kind
  • Inclusive
  • Respects differences
  • Concerned for and helpful to others
  • Low ego

Application Documents

Method of Application

Click Here to Apply

For More Information,

Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline: October 9,2024.

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