Campus Deadline: Last Friday in August
Information About the Scholars Program
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program at Stanford University provides full funding for 100 high-achieving students from around the world who have demonstrated leadership potential and civic commitment. The program’s goal is to build a multidisciplinary community of Stanford graduates who, as a new generation of global leaders and change-agents, are dedicated to finding creative solutions to the world’s grand challenges. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars is the largest fully endowed scholars program in the world.
The program offers:
- Leadership Development
- Mentorship
- Experiential Learning
- Opportunities to confront real-world problems that require real-world solutions.
Eligibility
- No Citizenship Requirements
- Current seniors and alumni who apply within 4 years of receiving their bachelor’s degree
- Apply for and gain acceptance into full-time Stanford graduate program(s) including master’s, doctoral, JD, MBA, MD, MS, joint and dual degree programs (e.g., MD/PhD, JD/MA, MBA/MD, etc.)
- No minimum GPA or scores on relevant standardized admissions tests (GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc.)
Selection Criteria
- Independence of thought
- Seek out new knowledge & experiences
- Full of original ideas
- Can make sense of ambiguous situations
- Can hold contrarian or dissenting viewpoint
- Purposeful leadership
- Driven to improve self & world
- Ambitious, in the best sense
- Willing to take risks
- Resilient
- Civic mindset
- Personally humble & kind
- Inclusive
- Respectful of differences
- Other-oriented
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