Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS)
Award value
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Number of awards
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Application to apply for
Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a fully-endowed, multidisciplinary leadership development program for graduate students at Stanford University. Scholars, who come from around the globe, receive up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at any of Stanford’s seven schools while engaging in experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders capable of taking on the world’s most difficult challenges.
The application for the 2027 cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars will open June 1, 2026, and is due October 6, 2026.
Award description
- Open to citizens of all countries applying to any full-time graduate degree program at Stanford University, within seven years of earning a bachelor's degree. Seeks visionary thinkers with a civic mindset.
Required criteria
Student type: Graduate
Year entering: 1st
Citizenship/residency: Any
Award information
Internal/external/government: External