Application for the Fully-Funded Knight Hennessy Scholars Program for International Students in USA – 2022/2023. Entry is now open at Stanford University in USA.
The grant is available for international students to receive full funding to pursue a graduate education at Stanford. Stanford University has seven world-class graduate schools that foster service, collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program will empower an exceptional cohort of graduate students to effect large-scale positive impact across the globe. A fellowship applied directly to cover tuition and associated fees, A stipend for living and academic expenses (such as room and board, books, academic supplies, instructional materials, local transportation, and reasonable personal expenses), A travel stipend intended to cover an economy-class ticket for one annual trip to and from Stanford. Additional funding specific to certain years: Newly enrolling scholars receive a one-time relocation stipend intended to offset some of the costs associated with relocation to the area and/or technology purchases. Scholars in their second and third years may apply for supplemental funds to support academic enrichment activities (e.g., conference travel).
Stanford University has seven world-class graduate schools that foster service, collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program will empower an exceptional cohort of graduate students to effect large-scale positive impact across the globe.
The Scholarships are one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. The aim of the program is to create a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.
KNIGHT HENNESSY SCHOLARS PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
- All country’s students.
- MA, MBA, MFA, MPP, MS, JSM, MLS, LLM, JD, MD, PhD, DMA, JD/MBA, Medical Scientist Training Program.
- You are eligible to apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program if you are applying to enroll in a full-time graduate degree program at Stanford (for example, but not limited to, MA, MBA, MFA, MPP, MS, JSM, MLS, LLM, JD, MD, PhD, DMA, JD/MBA, Medical Scientist Training Program).
- If you’re still in college studying for your first/bachelor’s degree, you’re eligible to apply as long as you complete your first/bachelor’s degree before you enroll as a graduate student at Stanford. Even if you have earned a graduate degree already, you remain eligible for consideration as long as you earned your first/bachelor’s degree within four years of applying and five years of enrolling.
- Beyond the eligibility requirements listed above, you are eligible for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program as long as you meet the requirements of the Stanford graduate program(s) that you wish to pursue. You must complete the entire application process for your department – including any standardized test that your discipline requires (GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc.) and, if needed, an English proficiency test. While we expect Knight-Hennessy Scholars to have performed well, there is no minimum requirement for your grades or scores.
- Check out the complete eligibility criteria at https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/admission/eligibility
- Scores on standardized tests for admission, as required by the graduate program that you are pursuing – e.g., GMAT for the MBA Program, LSAT for the JD Program, MCAT for the MD Program, GRE (with GRE subject test encouraged) for PhD in biophysics. It’s helpful and preferred if you have the test scores by the time you apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, but this is not a requirement. If you have a degree from a university at which English is the language of instruction, then you do not need the results of the TOEFL.
KNIGHT HENNESSY SCHOLARS PROGRAM APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- The mode of application is online. Applicants must submit an Application Form to get this graduate opportunity.
Application must include:
- The application comprises the following materials: An online application for admission, An unofficial or self-reported transcript, Scores on standardized tests, a Resume / CV, Two recommendation letters, Two personal essays, Two short-answer responses, A video submission, In-person assessment, Graduate degree program application.
- Only applications that have been submitted (with the International Office and registered on the website of the scholarship) before 1 November, 2022 will be considered.
