Ashraf Sabkha (MPP 2015) has been awarded a Knight-Hennessy Scholarship at Stanford University. He will pursue a master's in international policy at the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University.

Ashraf is the first Libyan scholar in the programme; the 2022 cohort counts individuals from 27 countries. At Stanford, they will pursue graduate degrees in 35 degree programmes in all seven schools. 

Knight-Hennessy Scholars are a multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University. The programme's activities encourage graduates to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders who address complex challenges facing the world.