STANFORD, Calif., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knight-Hennessy
Scholars program (https://kh.stanford.edu/) at Stanford University announced its 2021 cohort of 76
new scholars, with students from 26 countries, pursuing degrees in
37 graduate degree programs across all seven of Stanford's graduate schools. The 76 new
scholars will be joined by five scholars deferring from 2020,
bringing the cohort size to 81. Profiles of the 2021
Knight-Hennessy Scholars are here
(https://kh.stanford.edu/program/scholars) and summary statistics
are here (PDF LINK).
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program cultivates and
supports a highly engaged, multidisciplinary and multicultural
community of graduate students from across Stanford University, and delivers a diverse
collection of educational experiences, preparing graduates to
address complex challenges facing the world. Knight-Hennessy
Scholars participate in the King Global Leadership Program and
receive up to three years of financial support to pursue a
graduate degree program in any of Stanford's seven graduate schools.
"At a time when humanity faces difficult challenges ranging from
the pandemic to climate change to racial justice, we are delighted
to welcome a set of scholars determined to contribute to finding
solutions and making a better world," said John L. Hennessy, president emeritus and the
Shriram Family Director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars
program.
The program strives to develop transformational leaders who have
a strong cross-cultural perspective, create a bold vision for the
future, inspire others through their words and actions, and are
committed to a greater good. The King Global Leadership Program
provides a collection of community building experiences,
interactive workshops, meetings with global leaders, and personal
development opportunities.
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program has no quotas or
restrictions based on region, college or university, field of
study, or career aspiration. Among new 2021 scholars, 57% are women
and 46% hold a passport from a non-U.S. country. Fifty-six percent
of U.S. scholars identify as a person of color, and 11% have served
in the U.S. military. The scholars earned undergraduate degrees at
16 international and 32 U.S. institutions. Twenty percent are the
first in their family to attend college.
The inaugural cohort enrolled in 2018, and the fourth cohort
brings the total scholar count to 270 to date. The program will
eventually increase the intake of scholars to 100 per year.
Scholars are selected based on their demonstration of independence
of thought, purposeful leadership, and a civic mindset. "Each
scholar is selected to add a unique perspective to the cohort,
contributing to a highly multicultural and multidisciplinary
community," said Tina Seelig,
Executive Director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program.
The application for the 2022 cohort will open August 1 and is due October 6. The program offers online information
sessions to describe the community, program, and admission
process.
About Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Announced in 2016, the program is named for Phil Knight, MBA '62, philanthropist and
co-founder of Nike Inc., and John
Hennessy, chairman of Alphabet Inc. and president of
Stanford (2000-2016). Knight-Hennessy
Scholars is the largest fully endowed graduate fellowship in
the world.
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