Application Kit for Knight-Hennessy Scholars

What's inside

• USA_Knight_Hennessy_User_Guide.docx

  This guide: how the kit works, the programme's rules, and your final checklist.

• USA_Knight_Hennessy_Essay_Worksheets_TEMPLATE.docx

  One section for the essay and one for each short answer: what is asked, the limit, recall questions, a structure planner and a self-check.

• USA_Knight_Hennessy_STAR_Evidence_Bank_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your stories in Situation, Task, Action, Result form, tagged to the three criteria, with a coverage sheet that shows gaps.

• USA_Knight_Hennessy_Interview_Question_Bank_TEMPLATE.docx

  Practice questions grouped by criterion for the online interview and the group interview, with space for your story IDs and key points.

• USA_Knight_Hennessy_Recommender_Brief_TEMPLATE.docx

  A factual brief for each of your two recommenders: what the programme asks of them, the deadline and reminders of work they saw.

• USA_Knight_Hennessy_Application_Timeline_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your deadline, back-planned tasks, the programme's published milestones and a cost tracker.

Who it's for

• Applicants to a full-time Stanford graduate degree who also apply to Knight-Hennessy
• Applicants who want structure without sample essays
• Recent graduates checking their degree-date eligibility

How the documents work together

1. 1

   Check eligibility: Confirm your degree date and your Stanford programme choice against the eligibility page for your cycle. (User Guide)

2. 2

   Set your dates: Enter the Knight-Hennessy deadline and your Stanford programme deadline in the timeline. (Application Timeline)

3. 3

   Collect stories: Write 12 to 20 true stories and tag them to the three criteria. Look at the coverage sheet for gaps. (STAR Evidence Bank)

4. 4

   Brief recommenders: Send the brief early, with your CV, so both recommenders can plan. (Recommender Brief)

5. 5

   Work the prompts: Answer the recall questions, choose your stories, plan each part, then write your own text. (Essay Worksheets)

6. 6

   Check and submit: Run each self-check and the final checklist, then submit before the deadline even if letters are still pending. (User Guide)

7. 7

   Prepare the later stages: If invited, plan the video and practise the interview questions aloud. (Interview Question Bank)

Route check

Choose this kit if you are applying to Stanford with Knight-Hennessy funding. For US study through a government programme, see the Fulbright Foreign Student kit.

General information

What's not included

• Sample essays or model answers
• Editing, review or coaching
• Your Stanford degree application

Format & delivery

A ZIP file with one Word user guide and the working files listed above (.docx and .xlsx). Opens in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, or LibreOffice. Download link valid for 30 days and 5 downloads. Each file is licensed to you and marked with your order details.

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