Financial Aid

The Center for Latin American Studies provides several graduate fellowships as well as limited course assistantships with the Tinker Visiting Professors each quarter. Domestic and international M.A. applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid during the admissions review process can simply indicate this when prompted on the online application.

M.A. in Latin American Studies applicants who plan to enroll in Portuguese, Quechua, Nahuatl, or Haitian Creole language courses may be eligible for Academic Year Foreign Language and Latin American Studies (FLLAS) fellowships. Recipients of FLLAS fellowships must enroll in language training during the academic year (A,W, S). Applicants to the M.A. program who can demonstrate financial need have priority for FLLAS fellowship funding. For detailed program information and eligibility, see the FLLAS Fellowship section in the Center for Latin American Studies website.

Please visit the Funding for Graduate Students section for further information. You may also contact us at latinamerica [at] stanford.edu (latinamerica[at]stanford[dot]edu) with further questions.

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Latin American Studies MA applicants applying to a dual-degree program (either with the Graduate School of Business [M.B.A.], the Law School [J.D.], or the School of Medicine [M.D.]) are eligible to apply to the Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) program.

Join dozens of Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences students who receive up to three years of funding and valuable leadership skills as Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS).

KHS admits up to 100 applicants each year from across Stanford’s seven graduate schools, and delivers engaging experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders ready to address complex global challenges. As a scholar, you join a multidisciplinary and multicultural cohort, participate in up to three years of KHS's leadership program, and receive full funding for up to three years of your graduate studies at Stanford.

Candidates of any country may apply. KHS applicants must have earned their first undergraduate degree within the last seven years, and must apply to both a Stanford graduate program and to KHS.

If you aspire to be a leader in your field, we invite you to apply. The KHS application deadline is October 8, 2025. Learn more about KHS admission.