Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program 2026: Fully Funded Scholarships for Global Leaders

If you’re eager to pursue your studies at a top U.S. university with a fully funded scholarship, the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program 2026 is the perfect opportunity for you. In this article, we’ll break down everything you need to know about the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, including its benefits and the step-by-step application process.

The Knight-Hennessy Scholarship 2026-2027 is a prestigious, fully funded scholarship program designed for international students. These scholarships are available for Master’s and Ph.D. studies and provide full coverage for tuition fees, travel expenses, living costs, and academic-related expenditures.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars is one of the most renowned scholarship programs globally, aimed at attracting exceptional future leaders from a wide range of fields and regions to Stanford University. Scholars at Stanford will experience a multidisciplinary education, leadership development, and a global perspective. Stanford University, ranked #2 in the QS World University Rankings 2022, is offering 100 fully funded scholarships to international students. These scholarships are available for various degrees, including Master’s, Ph.D., MS, MBA, MFA, MD, and JD programs.

Scholarship Coverage

Knight Hennesy Scholarship provides the recipient with following benefits:

• A travel stipend intended to cover an economy-class ticket for one annual trip to and from Stanford.
• A stipend for living and academic expenses (such as room and board, books, academic supplies, instructional materials, local transportation, and reasonable personal expenses).
• A fellowship applied directly to cover tuition (commensurate with the standard departmental level of enrollment) and associated fees.
• The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program typically does not cover costs that your home department at Stanford pays for its students – such as for subscriptions or lab equipment.

Note:

• Knight-Hennessy Scholars also may apply for supplemental funds to support academic endeavors (e.g. conference travel).

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Eligibility Criteria for Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program 2026

To qualify for Knight Hennesy Scholarship, the following are the eligibility criteria:

• Required Languages: English
• Eligible Countries: All world countries can apply for Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
• First/Bachelor’s degree received in 2019 or Later; for enrolling in 2026. You are eligible to apply if you apply within four years and enroll within five years after you earn your first/bachelor’s degree.
• You must be first-step mental sharpness, seeks out knowledge and new experiences, full of original ideas, makes sense of ambiguous situations and can hold a contrarian or dissenting point of view.
• You must complete not only your Knight-Hennessy Scholars application but also the entire application process including any standardized test that your graduate degree program requires (GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc.) and if needed, an English proficiency test.
• You must be ambitious, in the best sense of the word, driven to improve self, willing to take risks. Self-aware and persists and bounces back from adversity. Personally humble and kind, inclusive respects difference, concerned for and helpful to others and Low ego.
• You must be fluent in English — listening, reading, speaking, and writing — to study at Stanford. The minimum TOEFL score for most graduate programs at Stanford is 100iBT or 600PBT. All Stanford graduate degree programs accept the TOEFL, and the MBA Program also accepts the IELTS and PTE. You can know more about scores here.
• First, in addition to applying to Knight-Hennessy Scholars, you must apply to, be accepted by, and enroll in a full-time Stanford graduate degree program. Each incoming Knight-Hennessy Scholar must be a newly enrolling student in a Stanford graduate program including, but not limited to, DMA, JD, MA, MBA, MD, MFA, MPP, MS, or PhD programs. There are no quotas by discipline or program. Note that we will give priority consideration to those who will spend at least two years studying at Stanford.

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