Please review our updated step-by-step guide to applying for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship
Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend an upcoming Knight-Hennessy information session (including targeted sessions for applicants pursuing specific degree types of graduate degrees).
See this Knight-Hennessy Tip Sheet (Penn login required)
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
Knight-Hennessy fully funds up to three years of a graduate program at Stanford. Scholars will be part of a cross-disciplinary community of Stanford graduate students dedicated to finding creative solutions to the world's greatest challenges. Knight-Hennessy Scholars may pursue their graduate education in any of Stanford’s graduate programs (and must be admitted to that graduate program in a separate but parallel application process).
https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/
Deadline: October 9, 2024, no later than 1:00pm, Pacific US Time (departmental deadlines may vary)
Additionally, applicants must apply to your Stanford graduate program of choice by that department’s deadline (departmental deadlines may vary).
Note: The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program has specific guidelines about recommendations, which you can view on their website as well as here (it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to select appropriate recommenders who are able and willing to respond to Knight-Hennessy's SPECIFIC QUESTIONS)
Letters of Recommendation
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program requires that applicants select two individuals who know you well to write recommendation letters that provide specific examples, anecdotes, and evidence of your ability and determination to make a difference. Applicants should refer your Knight-Hennessy referees to the detailed criteria listed here and to ask your Knight-Hennessy referees to follow the Knight-Hennessy guidelines listed below:
- Please explain how you know and interact with the applicant.
- We seek visionary thinkers who demonstrate independence of thought. Describe how the applicant demonstrates intellectual curiosity and creativity to address challenges.
- We seek courageous leaders who demonstrate purposeful leadership. Describe how the applicant takes initiative to achieve meaningful results and effect positive change.
- We seek collaborative community members with a civic mindset. Describe how the applicant acts in service of others to elevate the greater good.
- Is there anything else — positive or negative — that we should know about the applicant?
Contact Information
curf-ncf@curf.upenn.edu
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
3539 Locust Walk, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Details:
Location
USA
Type
Graduate Study
Eligibility
Senior, Alumni, Graduate Student