How to get into Stanford with a 100% Scholarship

The University of Stanford provides scholarship schemes for both domestic and International students. The scholarships usually cover students’ tuition fees, accommodation expenses, and books and stationary expenses. The amount under the scholarship depends on the undergraduate and postgraduate courses, candidates are pursuing at the University of Stanford. Read this blog to know about how to get into Stanford with a 100% scholarship.

Popular Scholarships to get into the University of Stanford

The table given below highlights some of the popular scholarships for Indian students who want to study at the University of Stanford.

Scholarship Name	Scholarship Benefits
Stanford Scholarships	Tuitions Fee, Academic Expenses and Stationary
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Program	41 Lakhs annually
Knight Hennessy Scholarship	25 Lakhs, for the entire course
TOEFL Scholarship Programme	8 Lakhs to 16 Lakhs annually
Stanford-reliance Dhirubai Fellowship	78 Lakhs for the entire course

The University of Stanford Scholarship

The University of Stanford officially offers scholarships with comprehensive and need-based financial aid for students pursuing undergraduate courses there.

• To receive this scholarship, candidates must fulfil the required eligibility criteria, which include students’ annual family income must be less than 16.5 Lakhs.
• These students will be provided with tuition fees, accommodation places and boarding expenses.
• Students whose annual family income is less than 20.7 Lakh can also apply for this scholarship, but these students will only receive benefits for tuition fees.

Also Read: Scholarship to Study Abroad for Indian Students 

Knight Hennessy Scholarship

The Knight Hennessy Scholarship, formed in 2016, is one of the best scholarships for international students studying at the university of Stanford.

• To become eligible for this scholarship scheme, students must pursue any undergraduate course at the University of Stanford.
• The objective of the Knight Hennessy Scholarship scheme is to encourage meritorious students to become future leaders and provide their contribution to solving global issues.
• The scholarship amount is around 25 Lakhs, which will mainly cover the student’s tuition fees, accommodation and travel expenses.

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Program

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Program was launched to aid meritorious Indian students who want to pursue higher education at Universities like Stanford.

• Under this scholarship scheme, those Indian students who are pursuing their postgraduate degrees from international universities like Stanford will be provided with financial assistance.
• Any Indian student who has received admission in any postgraduation course at the University of Stanford can apply for this scholarship program.
• Under this scholarship program, students will receive an annual amount of 41 Lakhs as a scholarship amount, which will be used for tuition fees, accommodation, travel, and books and stationary expenses.

Also Read: Aga Khan Scholarship

TOEFL Scholarship Programme

The TOEFL Scholarship Programme is created with the objective of providing educational benefits for students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses from universities abroad, including the University of Stanford.

• The TOEFL Scholarship Scheme is available for students belonging to countries like India, Japan, Taiwan, China, the Republic of Korea, etc.
• Students’ selection for this scholarship will be based on their TOEFL scores and to secure this scholarship, a student’s individual score must be more than 80%.
• TOEFL Scholarship Scheme was launched to support students financially.
• The scholarship amount under this scholarship scheme is 8 Lakhs to 16 Lakhs, which will be used only for the student’s tuition fee, academic expenses and stationary.

Stanford-Reliance Dhirubai Fellowship

Reliance Industries has launched the Stanford-Reliance Dhirubai Fellowship program to provide financial and material assistance to students who want to pursue higher studies at the University of Stanford.

• To become eligible for the Stanford-Reliance Dhirubai Fellowship, students must be pursuing an MBA course from the University of Stanford.
• Students should not have a strong financial background if they are looking forward to this scholarship scheme.
• This scholarship every year awards 3 students with a fellowship, which covers most of their tuition fees and academic expenses.
• The scholarship amount under this scholarship scheme is 78 Lakhs.

Also Read: Stanford-Reliance Dhirubai Fellowship

FAQs

The University of Stanford is one of the most prestigious Universities in the world, having a QS World University Ranking of 3rd number. A lot of Indian and other international students apply for admission at the University of Stanford, but with an acceptance rate of 5%, a lot of applications get rejected. Those who manage to secure admission, most likely arrange for scholarships.

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