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Stanford University
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
A fully endowed, multidisciplinary leadership development program for graduate students at Stanford University. Scholars receive up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at any of Stanford’s seven schools while engaging in leadership-development programming.
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Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- admission apply to Knight-Hennessy Scholars and apply to, be accepted by, and enroll in a full-time Stanford graduate d…
- admission meet the requirements of the intended Stanford graduate program
- degree equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from a college or university of recognized standing
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes several ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- enrolment apply separately but concurrently to KHS and a full-time Stanford graduate degree program; start both in the …
- enrolment already offered and deferred admission to a full-time Stanford graduate degree program; apply to KHS and star…
- enrolment current Stanford graduate student; apply to add a new full-time Stanford graduate degree program; start KHS a…
- enrolment current first-year Stanford PhD student; apply to KHS to start KHS in the second year of PhD enrollment
- degree first bachelor's degree earned January 2020 or later; U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognized …
- degree applicant served in the military and earned the degree in January 2018 or later
- degree current college student will earn first degree by September 2027
- Not open to: degree Honors Cooperative Program
+7 more requirements
- Not open to: degree Master of Liberal Arts
- Not open to: degree Doctor of Science of Law (JSD), Master of Legal Studies (MLS)
- Not open to: degree current Stanford PhD students adding an MA or MS degree in their PhD discipline
- Not open to: degree coterminal degrees, except the stated eligible current Stanford coterminal-student pathway
- degree current Stanford coterminal students applying through the external application process to a new full-time Sta…
- admission if the graduate program deadline is after December 1, 2026, submit the graduate degree application by Decembe…
- admission for KHS applicants to the Stanford MBA Program, submit the MBA program application by the Round 1 deadline
Preferences and flexible criteria (7)
- nationality all countries
- residence all countries
- age no age restriction
- institution any college or university
- any field of study
- any career aspiration
- granted DACA status, no formal citizenship in any country, otherwise undocumented
Not open to:
Honors Cooperative Program; Master of Liberal Arts; Doctor of Science of Law (JSD ); Master of Legal Studies (MLS); Current Stanford PhD students adding an MA or MS degree in their PhD discipline; Coterminal degrees (current Stanford coterminal students are eligible for Knight-Hennessy Scholars if t…
Honors Cooperative Program; Master of Liberal Arts; Doctor of Science of Law (JSD ); Master of Legal Studies (MLS); Current Stanford PhD students adding an MA or MS degree in their PhD discipline; Coterminal degrees (current Stanford coterminal students are eligible for Knight-Hennessy Scholars if they apply to a new full-time Stanford degree program through the external application process and will begin both the new degree program and Knight-Hennessy Scholars in the same year)Show the full text
- Level of study
- Master's, PhD
What's covered Coverage unconfirmed
- Duration
- Duration of programme
- Host institution
- Stanford University
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What I need No fee
- Application fee
- No fee
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How to apply
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- Confirm the deadline for KHS applicants to apply to the chosen Stanford graduate degree program directly with that program; deadlines vary by program. Required
- When applying, submit separate, concurrent applications: an online Knight-Hennessy Scholars application and an application to a full-time Stanford graduate degree program. Exception: applicants already offered and deferred admission to a full-time Stanford graduate program for 2027, and Stanford PhD students starting their PhD in 2026 and beginning their second year in 2027, submit only the KHS application and do not need another graduate-degree application. Required
- Deadline
- Closed
- Deadline notes
- The 2027 KHS application is closed. Applicants also have to submit a separate Stanford graduate degree application by the earlier of that program’s KHS-applicant deadline or December 1, 2026. The 2028 cohort application will open in summer 2027.
- Deadline timezone
- Pacific Time
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
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- A direct official application route has not been found yet.
- Some hard eligibility requirements are incomplete in the captured source.
- Some eligibility wording is ambiguous in the source — read the exact wording on the official page.
- Funding coverage details are missing from the captured source.
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Previous rounds 1
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- Closed 6 October 2026
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