Friday, September 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM until 6:00 PMPacific Daylight Time UTC -07:00
Denning House, Stanford University580 Lomita DriveStanford, CA 94305United States
This event is intended for prospective applicants who are first-year PhD students at Stanford and plan to apply to Knight-Hennessy Scholars by October 6, 2026. If this doesn't sound like you, please find another online information session or admission event on our event calendar. Prospective applicants who are first-year PhD students at Stanford are invited to an in-person information session at Denning House, featuring an admissions overview and a panel of PhD students in the Knight-Hennessy Scholars community, followed by a casual reception with light refreshments to connect further with the KHS community.
Parking at Stanford University is free after 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. We recommend you use the Tressider Lot or street parking. Please visit Stanford Transportation for more information.
You are eligible to apply to the 2027 cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars if you earned (or will earn) your bachelor's degree in 2020 or later. For military (active or veteran) applicants, you are eligible if you earned your bachelor's degree in 2018 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.
The KHS application to join the 2027 cohort is now open. The application to join the 2027 cohort closes on October 6, 2026, at 1 pm, Pacific Time.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford while participating in engaging experiences that prepare scholars to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world. If you would like to learn more about Knight-Hennessy Scholars but cannot attend this session, please stay in touch.
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