The Knight-Hennessy Scholarship funds graduate study in any field at Stanford for high-achieving future leaders.
2024-2025 Deadlines:
National Deadline: October 9, 2024 - 1:00pm PST
Purpose:
The program funds up to 100 scholarships per year for graduate study at Stanford. The program aimsÌýto create a diverse community of future leaders equipped toÌýcollaborateÌýwith others to address complex global problems.
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible to apply in 2024, an applicant must:
-be applying for a full-time graduate degree program at Stanford (in any field, including law, business, and medicine)
- have received (or will receive) their bachelor's degree in 2020Ìýor later
- plan to enroll at Stanford in 2025
There is no citizenship requirement.
Application Process:
You do not need to apply through Oxy for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, but you may choose to take advantage of the same summer advising given to Marshall, Mitchell, and Rhodes candidates at Oxy. To do so, please complete the Ìýby April 9th and email a draft of your Knight-Hennessy essays toÌýjlocke@oxy.eduÌýby May 28th. You are then encouraged to participate in revision workshops and one-on-one meetings with the Fellowships Director in June-September to revise your application.
All applicants are also encouraged to share drafts of their Knight-Hennessy essays with the Office of National and International Fellowships for advice.
You must complete your Knight-Hennessy application by the national deadlineÌýand submit your graduate application by the .Ìý
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