James W. Kynes Scholarship
Supporting the transition of NCAA student athletes into graduate and professional education
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The James W. Kynes Scholarship supports UF student athletes who wish to pursue graduate or professional degrees after undergraduate careers marked by high academic achievement, exceptional character, and outstanding performance and leadership in NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) sports.
Have questions? Email University Athletic Association (UAA) Leadership Development Coordinator Shandy Dawkins at shandyd@gators.ufl.edu.
- Each year, the James W. Kynes Scholarship Endowment funds two scholarships with stipends up to $10,000.
- These awards do not include tuition or fee waivers.
- Awardees are dubbed Kynes Scholars.
- You must be a current UF senior-level undergraduate student completing a UF bachelor’s degree or a former UF student who received a UF bachelor’s degree while playing NCAA sports at UF as a student athlete.
- You must be admitted to a UF graduate or professional degree program.
- You must have exhausted your athletic eligibility to be considered for this award.
The Kynes Selection Committee chooses awardees on a competitive basis, with an eye on the strength of their undergraduate record of leadership and achievement at UF, especially...
- Academics: Outstanding undergraduate academic performance at UF.
- Athletics: Outstanding performance and leadership as a Division I athlete at UF.
- Character: Evidence of ideals and values in common with James W. Kynes: high personal integrity, loyalty, compassion, and respect for others.
- Chair: UF Graduate School Prestigious Awards Director
- Members: Jocelyn Gravlee, Christopher Janelle, Layne Prebor, Jason Storch, Cyntrice Thomas, and Judy Traveis
- UAA Liaison: Shandy Dawkins
James W. Kynes (1928-1988)
James W. Kynes was a UF alumnus, college and professional football player, lawyer, political appointee, corporate executive, and philanthropist who served as Florida Attorney General. Family, friends, and teammates established this scholarship in his memory to honor the integrity, loyalty, compassion, and respect for others by which he lived.