In-Person Information Session with Professor John Hennessy (The Chinese University Hong Kong)

    Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM until 12:15 PMChina Standard Time UTC +08:00


    The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
    Cho Yiu Hall, University Administration Building
    Shatin, N.T.
    Hong Kong S.A.R.

    This event is open to all students and recent alumni of this and nearby institutions. Other information sessions are available online on our event calendar.

    President Emeritus John Hennessy will introduce Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, a scholarship program that cultivates and supports a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University. It supports up to 100 high-achieving students from around the world each year with up to three years of funding to pursue graduate degrees at Stanford University while participating in engaging experiences that prepare scholars to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world. 

    John Hennessy is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, President of Stanford University (2000-2016), Director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars, and current chairperson of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. 

    Our online application for autumn 2024 enrollment opens June 1, 2023 and is due October 2023. 

    You are eligible to apply if you earned (or will earn) your bachelor's degree in 2017 or later. For U.S. military (active or veteran) applicants, you are eligible if you earned your bachelor's degree in 2015 or later. Additionally, current Stanford PhD students in the first year of enrollment may apply if starting at KHS in the second year of PhD enrollment.

    If you would like to learn more about Knight-Hennessy Scholars but cannot attend this session, please stay in touch.

    You will receive details on how to join the event by email following registration.


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