Application 1: Knight-Hennessy Scholars program
Please note important dates and deadlines for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program application process. While we will continue to monitor the developments around COVID-19, as of now there is no process or deadline change in the application for the 2021 cohort. You may find more about Stanford’s statement on COVID-19 and graduate admissions here.
Application Due: October 14, 2020 at 1:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Finalist notification: February 3, 2021 (PT)
Immersion Weekend: March 6, 2021 (PT)
Decision notification: March 2021
You must submit the following materials via the online application by the October 14 deadline:
- Background Information
- Transcripts
- Test scores, if available and required by departments*
- Resumé
- Recommendation letters
- Short answers and Essay
You may submit the following materials after the October 14 deadline, as indicated:
- Video (Link will be available after you submit your application.)
- Due no later than December 9, 2020.
- *Test score update only if you have a new test score to report. Please visit the application for instructions on how to do this if you have already submitted your application.
Application 2: Stanford Graduate Program(s)
If you want to be considered as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, you must submit a separate application to the graduate degree of interest at Stanford. Please apply to your respective Stanford graduate program(s) by the deadlines below:
| Graduate Degree Program | Application Opens | Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| MBA Program, Graduate School of Business |
June 2020 | Round 1 Deadline (Rounds 2 and 3 are ineligible): September 15, 2020 |
| MS in Physician Assistant Studies, School of Medicine |
April 2020 | October 1, 2020 |
| MD Program, School of Medicine |
June 2020 | AMCAS Deadline: October 15, 2020* |
| MS in Management Science & Engineering, School of Engineering |
September 2020 | November 3, 2020 |
| MA, MS and PhD in Education, Graduate School of Education |
September 2020 | November 16, 2020 |
| JD and advanced degrees, Stanford Law School |
August 2020 | December 8, 2020* |
| Any other Stanford graduate degree program | September 2020 | Program’s standard deadline or December 8, 2020, whichever is earlier |
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*MD and JD/LLM/SPILS applicants: The deadline shown in this table corresponds to the date by when Stanford must receive your complete application materials. Since it may take a couple of weeks for applications to be processed through AMCAS or LSAC, we strongly encourage you to submit your application well in advance of the posted deadline. |
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Last updated Jan 5, 2021.
