Knight-Hennessy Scholars - Stanford University

Applications for Knight-Hennessy Scholars - Stanford University are now open!

Knight-Hennessy scholars develop deep domain expertise in their Stanford graduate program, and build on this domain expertise through exposure to a wide range of disciplines and cultures within the Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) community. Scholars participate in the King Global Leadership Program (KGLP), which includes workshops, lectures, projects, and experiences that strengthen transformational leadership capabilities. Through KGLP, scholars collaborate and prepare to address important challenges and opportunities facing the world, such as climate change, healthcare, government and policy, and education.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Graduates from every nationality, ethnicity, gender, or age can apply for the scholarship.
• In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must be enrolled and accepted in a full-time Stanford graduate degree program.
• The applicant must be a newly enrolled student in a graduate program.
• The applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree in January 2017 or later.
• In the case of applicants who are from the US military (active or veteran), their degree must be earned in January 2015 or later.
• The applicant must fulfill these three criteria: 1) Independence of thought 2) Purposeful leadership 3) Civic Mindset.
• TOEFL is accepted by all the Stanford graduate programs. However, the MBA program also accepts IELTS and PTE.
• Visit the official visit for more details: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/admission/planning-apply

Application Procedure:

Each incoming Knight-Hennessy Scholar must also apply to, be accepted by, and enroll in a full-time Stanford graduate degree program. Unless you have already been offered and deferred admission to a full-time Stanford graduate degree program, or you are a first-year Stanford PhD student applying to join KHS in your second year, you must submit two separate applications; one to Knight-Hennessy Scholars, and one to your desired Stanford graduate degree program.

For more details: visit the following link: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/admission/preparing-your-application/your-two-applications

Deadlines:
KHS Application Deadline: October 11, 2023, 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Stanford Graduate Degree Program Deadline for KHS Applicants: No later than December 1, 2023
KHS applicants must apply to the graduate program by this date or the program's standard deadline, whichever is earlier.

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Visit the website for more details: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/program-overview