Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Overview

Graduate fellowship for students who separately apply to eligible Stanford graduate programmes.

About Stanford University

Knight-Hennessy Scholars is Stanford University's flagship graduate scholarship programme, funding any graduate degree at Stanford (law, medicine, business, engineering or any other school) alongside a structured leadership-development curriculum specific to the programme's own cohort. It was established through a major gift from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and named for him and former Stanford president John Hennessy, and selects a cohort intended to be interdisciplinary and international by design.

Coverage & Financial Benefits

• Fully Funded

Requirements & Eligibility

• Target level: Graduate degree

How to Apply

1. 1Apply for admission to your chosen graduate programme at Stanford University, since Knight-Hennessy candidates must also be independently admissible to a Stanford graduate school.
2. 2Submit the separate Knight-Hennessy Scholars application, including its specific essays on leadership and independent thought, by the programme's own deadline.
3. 3If selected as a finalist, take part in the programme's in-person interview process ('Discovery Weekend') held on Stanford's campus.