Dentistry Scholarships

Atlanta Dental Spa’s scholarship program is back! We value higher education and support those students who exert the effort to achieve their professional and personal goals. We also understand obtaining a desired level of education can be difficult without financial aid, which is why we have created the Atlanta Dental Spa scholarship program.

ELIGIBILITY: The ADA Foundation will consider only one Dental Assisting Scholarship application from each accredited school, submitted by the school on behalf of their selected student. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicant must be a U.S. citizen. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student (12 credit hours) in an accredited dental assisting program; must have a minimum 3.5/4.0 GPA, either from a completed semester or for their work to date as of the application deadline (if grades are to date, please submit an official record and calculate the GPA to date). NOTE: The maximum annual award for the Dental Assisting Scholarship is $1,000 and is used to defray school expenses such as tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses.

Applicants must be US citizens. Applicants must be full-time students. Full-time status denotes a minimum of 12 credit hours. Eligibility is determined by the applicant's demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, a typed, biographical sketch and letters of reference. Applicants must be a member of one of the following groups: 1. African American 2. Native American 3. Hispanic Applicants must be entering second year students at the time of application and currently attending or enrolled at a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Applicants must demonstrate a minimum financial need of $2,500. Applicants must have an accumulative grade point average of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Criteria for eligibility is determined by the applicant's demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, a typed biographical sketch and letters of reference. Applicants must be entering second year students and currently attending a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Applicants must demonstrate a minimum financial need of $2,500. Applicants must have an accumulative grade point average of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizens. Criteria for eligibility is determined by the applicant's demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, a typed biographical sketch and letters of reference. Applicants must be entering first year or entering second year students currently attending or enrolled in a dental laboratory technology program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Applicants must demonstrate a minimum financial need of $1,000. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 or above on a scale of 4.0.

R&D Systems is proud to support education in science with a scholarship program established to students who are pursuing a degree in a science related field. The R&D Systems Scholarship Program will be awarded to students pursuing a degree in a science related field. A $1500 (or international currency equivalent) scholarship will be awarded twice a year for one student in the fall semester and one student in the spring semester.

Research is a critical component for the development and advancement in the life science community. We want to further scientific achievement by helping students who are interested in developing a career in science. The Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program is awarded to students pursuing a degree in a science related field twice a year. A $1500 (or international currency equivalent) scholarship will be awarded to one student for the fall and spring semesters.

Eligible Applicants You are eligible to apply for this scholarship at a school that participates in the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program if you are From a disadvantaged background as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: An individual from a disadvantaged background is defined as one who comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and abilities required to enroll in and graduate from a health professions school, or from a program providing education or training in an allied health profession; or comes from a family with an annual income below a level based on low income thresholds according to family size published by the U.S. Bureau of Census, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index, and adjusted by the Secretary, HHS, for use in health professions and nursing programs. A citizen, national, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States or the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico or the Marianas Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated State of Micronesia. Eligible Disciplines Under this program, funds are awarded to accredited schools of medicine osteopathic medicine dentistry optometry pharmacy podiatric medicine veterinary medicine nursing (associate, diploma, baccalaureate and graduate degree) public health chiropractic allied health (baccalaureate or graduate degree programs of dental hygiene, medical laboratory technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, radiologic technology, speech pathology, audiology, and registered dietitians) graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice (includes clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling, or marriage and family therapy) programs providing training of physician assistants

Must be a student entering the junior year of college who is under the age of 35 with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Offered to African- American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian students. Must be a U.S. citizen attending an ADA accredited dental school.

The Western Union Foundation Global Scholarship Program (WU Scholars) is a program designed to support young people and their efforts to pursue a post-secondary education. Selected scholarship recipients will receive USD $2,500 each to contribute toward tuition or school fees at an accredited post-secondary institution and will be selected based on criteria relating to the program's three pillars: Perseverance, Aspiration, and Community. To be eligible, students must be seeking an undergraduate degree in one of the following categories: science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and business/entrepreneurship. The application, which requires a letter of recommendation and an academic transcript, opens Wednesday March 8th. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 12 at noon Eastern Standard Time. Please contact wufoundation@iie.org with any questions.

The Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health program provides opportunities for health professions students and residents to serve on interdisciplinary health care teams in underserved areas. Through SEARCH, you learn to respond to the needs of patients whose cultures may be different from yours. Through NHSC's network of partnerships with regional/State Primary Care Associations and Primary Care Offices, you will be placed in a community where you can make a difference. To qualify for the SEARCH program, you must have started your training as a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, nurse-midwife, dentist, dental hygienist, psychologist, social worker, psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, or marriage and family therapist. Students who have NHSC scholarships are given priority for the SEARCH program.

National JACL membership is a requirement to be considered for a JACL scholarship. Membership must be held by the applicant or applicant's parents only. Extended family ties do not apply for this requirement. Student memberships are available. For more information about membership categories, please contact the JACL Membership Department at National Headquarters. Applicants must also be planning to attend a college, university, trade school, business school or any institution of higher learning at the graduate school level in the upcoming fall. This scholarship is restricted to a student studying in the field of dentistry.