• Afghanistan
• Aland Islands
• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antarctica
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bonaire, Sint-Estatius and Saba
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Christmas Island
• Cocos Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Congo
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Curacao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Eland Islands
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern and Antarctic Lands
• French Southern Territories
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Midway Islands
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• North Korea
• North Macedonia
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saint Barthelemy
• Saint Helena
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Sint-Maarten
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• South Korea
• South Ossetia
• Southern Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St. Maarten
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United States
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Virgin Islands, British
• Virgin Islands, U.S.
• Wallis and Futuna
• Western Sahara
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Deadline: Oct 14, 2025

Comments: Course starts Autumn

• Accounting
• Aerospace, Aeronautical & Marine Engineering
• Agriculture, Forestry, Animal & Related Sciences
• Animation
• Anthropology
• Applied Sciences & Professions
• Art
• Art & Art History
• Astronomy
• AuPair
• Behavioral Science
• Bio & Biomedical Engineering
• Biology
• Biomedicine
• Business
• Business & Technology
• Business Administration
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil & Private Law
• Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
• Climate Studies & Meteorology
• Communications
• Computer Science & IT
• Criminal Law and Criminology
• Dentistry
• Design
• Development & Social Policy and Planning
• Earth Sciences
• Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Education
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics & Embedded Technology
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering & Business
• Engineering & Technology
• Engineering Physics
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology
• Environmental Economics
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Impacts & Human Health
• Environmental Sciences
• Environmental Systems Analysis
• Ethnic Studies
• European Law
• Family and Consumer Science
• Fashion, Textiles and Luxury goods
• Film and Theatre Studies
• Finance
• Gender Studies
• Geo-information
• Geography
• History
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Human Medicine
• Human Resource Management
• Humanities
• Hydrology & Water Management
• Information Science
• International Law
• Internship + English
• Journalism and Mass Communications
• Language, Literature and Cultural Studies
• Law
• Life Sciences, Medicine & Health
• Management
• Management & Organisation
• Marketing studies
• Materials Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Military Science
• Music
• Natural Sciences
• Nursing
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Pharmacy
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiotherapy
• Political Science & International Relations
• Project Management
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Public Health
• Public Law
• Religious Studies and Theology
• Social Sciences
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Soil Science & Soil Ecology
• Sport
• Supply Chain Management & Logistics
• Sustainable Management, Policy & Governance
• Veterinary Medicine

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Quota: Not specified

Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive funding for graduate study at Stanford University. The education of Knight-Hennessy Scholars is funded for up to 3 years for any graduate degree(s) at Stanford. If your degree program exceeds 3 years – such as an MD or PhD program, or a Stanford dual- or joint-degree program – then your Stanford home department(s) will fund the remainder of your education to the extent consistent with its standard funding commitment for that program. (That means, for example, your program may fund you for 1 additional year for some PhDs and 3 additional years for others).

During each of the first 3 years of graduate study, Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive:

• 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 grant intended to cover an economy-class ticket for one annual trip to and from Stanford.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars also may access supplemental funds to support academic enrichment (e.g., conference travel). ​After enrolling at Stanford, you may wish to enroll in an additional graduate program. In this case, you may apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program to receive additional funding up to a maximum of 3 years.

Additional Funding for Special Situations: If you engage in optional research projects during the summer, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program may provide summer funding, through separate application. In addition, Knight-Hennessy Scholars pursuing positive impact through social ventures may be eligible to apply for seed funding.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive funding for graduate study at Stanford University. The education of Knight-Hennessy Scholars is funded for up to 3 years for any graduate degree(s) at Stanford. If your degree program exceeds 3 years – such as an MD or PhD program, or a Stanford dual- or joint-degree program – then your Stanford home department(s) will fund the remainder of your education to the extent consistent with its standard funding commitment for that program. (That means, for example, your program may fund you for 1 additional year for some PhDs and 3 additional years for others).

During each of the first 3 years of graduate study, Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive:

• 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 grant intended to cover an economy-class ticket for one annual trip to and from Stanford.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars also may access supplemental funds to support academic enrichment (e.g., conference travel). ​After enrolling at Stanford, you may wish to enroll in an additional graduate program. In this case, you may apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program to receive additional funding up to a maximum of 3 years.

Additional Funding for Special Situations: If you engage in optional research projects during the summer, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program may provide summer funding, through separate application. In addition, Knight-Hennessy Scholars pursuing positive impact through social ventures may be eligible to apply for seed funding.

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program is designed to be open to a broad set of qualified applicants. As such, there are no restrictions based on citizenship, age, field of study, career aspiration, etc. Applicants from all countries are eligible, and you may apply to any academic discipline in any of Stanford’s Graduate Schools. You are eligible to apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program if you are applying to enroll in a full-time graduate program(s) at Stanford (for example, but not limited to, DMA, JD, MA, MBA, MD, MFA, MPP, MS, or PhD) or if you plan on pursuing 1 of Stanford’s many joint- and dual- graduate degree options (for example, but not limited to, MD+PhD, JD+MA, MBA+MS).

Beyond eligibility for your graduate program, the eligibility factor is the year you received your undergraduate degree. You are eligible to apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program if you received your first/bachelor’s degree in or later. That means:

• You must have graduated in January through September to enroll at Stanford in Autumn. If you graduated with your first/bachelor’s degree more than 6 years before applying (in or earlier, for the Autumn intake), then you are not eligible for consideration as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar. This applies even if you have earned an additional degree in or later. If you have earned a graduate degree, you remain eligible to enroll in as long as you earned your first/bachelor’s degree in or later.
• U.S. military (active or veteran) applicants: You receive a 2-year extension of eligibility due to longer service commitments. You are eligible if you earned your undergraduate (bachelor’s or first) degree in or later.
• If you are still in college studying for your first/bachelor’s degree, you are eligible to apply as long as you will complete your first/bachelor’s degree before you enroll as a graduate student at Stanford. It is advisable that applicants use the guidelines provided in the official website (link found below) to determine whether they are eligible to apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program for Autumn enrollment.

Priority is given to applicants who will spend at least 2 years at Stanford, as the university does not believe 1 year is sufficient to form the desired community and for scholars to benefit from the leadership platform.

Undocumented students are eligible to apply for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, but must meet eligibility for the graduate program, including any work requirements. If you enrolled in a graduate degree program at Stanford in or earlier, you are ineligible for consideration as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar for your current degree program.