Sponsor: 1Dental.com
5535 Airport Freeway
Haltom City, TX 76117
Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled high school seniors, college or graduate school students who are also U.S. citizens. Applicants must answer a 30-question survey.
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 31
How to apply: Apply by submitting the essay by email along with your full name, address, phone number, name of high school or college you are attending, school address, current GPA and grade level.
Website: http://www.1dental.com/scholarship/
Sponsor: American Dental Education Association
655 K Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in a predoctoral program at an ADEA member institution and demonstrate interest in advanced education. Students must show commitment to pursuing an academic career in dental education and be an ADEA individual member.
Amount: $5,500
Deadline: November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.adea.org/studentawards/
Sponsor: American Dental Education Association
655 K Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Eligibility: Applicants must be students enrolled at a U.S. or Canadian dental school as full-time students at the time of submission. Students must demonstrate through personal activities and achievements, a strong interest in preventive dentistry, and possess a superior academic record. Selections will be limited to students nominated by the dean of his or her dental school or the dean's designate (no more than three nominations are accepted from each school) and are ADEA individual members.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.adea.org/studentawards/
Sponsor: American Dental Education Association
655 K Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students in an accredited program in dentistry or public health in the U.S. or Canada having completed at least one year of the program. Students must maintain good academic standing and demonstrate achievements in research, community service, leadership, personal growth, etc. that relate to career goals. Selections are limited to an ADEA Individual Member.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.adea.org/studentawards/
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
423 Main Street
Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
Eligibility: Applicants must be Arkansas residents attending certain out-of-state accredited health and medical professional schools for graduate or professional programs that are unavailable in Arkansas. Students must be seeking professional training in chiropractic medicine, dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine or veterinary medicine.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: July 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://scholarships.adhe.edu/scholarships-and-programs/a-z/
Sponsor: Bay Area Community Foundation
Pere Marquette Depot
1000 Adams Street
Suite 200
Bay City, MI 48708
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time students with financial need. Dental students must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited dental school. Dental assistance, dental hygiene and dental technology students must be enrolled in an accredited program and have completed one year of studies.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: First Monday in February
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://bayfoundation.org/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern OH
7 West State Street
Suite 301
Sharon, PA 16146
Eligibility: Applicants must be deserving students of Western Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio who are pursuing a career in dentistry.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.comm-foundation.org/scholarships
Sponsor: Chinese American Medical Society
11 East Broadway
Suite 4C
New York, NY 10038
Eligibility: Students must be in good standing at an accredited U.S. medical or dental school in the U.S. at the time of application.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: March 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.camsociety.org/
Sponsor: American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
4248 Park Glen Road
Minneapolis, MN 55416
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time students enrolled in an accredited dental or dental hygiene program, complete a project about oral and maxillofacial radiology and submit a complete manuscript. Selection is based on the strength of the overall application.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 10
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://aaomr.org/awards/
Sponsor: Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
827 Fort Street Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813
Eligibility: Students must be majoring in a health-related field. Preference may be given to students who are attending school in Hawaii. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28
How to apply: To apply, register online, complete the online application and select the scholarships to which you wish to apply. In addition, mail the supporting materials: printed confirmation page from the online application, personal statement, copy of Student Aid Report (SAR) available at www.fafsa.ed.gov and official transcript.
Website: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
P.O. Box 4786
Aurora, IL 60507
Eligibility: Applicants must be students entering the field of dentistry and medicine at an accredited post-secondary institution during the next school year on a full-time basis. Students must reside in Dekalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendal, LaSalle or Will County. A transcript, SAT or ACT scores, the Expected Family Contribution and recommendation letters are required.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 9
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cffrv.org/scholarship-program/
Sponsor: Manistee County Community Foundation
400 River Street
Suite 50
Manistee, MI 49660
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors of any Manistee County High School or Manistee County residents who are pursuing a degree or certification in dental assistance. Students must have a high school GPA of 2.0 or higher, demonstrate financial need; and plan to enroll in a dental assisting degree or certificate program at an accredited college, university, or vocational/technical school.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.manisteefoundation.org/receive/scholarships
Sponsor: Charlotte Community Foundation
227 Sullivan Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates of Charlotte County high schools. Students must be accepted to or attending in good standing, an accredited post-secondary educational institution or technical program in the field of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assistance, or another related field.
Amount: $700
Deadline: January 30
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://charlottecf.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Enamel Republic Family Dentistry
77 Water Street North
Kitchener, CA 92602
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled as undergraduate college or university students interested in a future career in dentistry with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Students must submit an essay on a provided topic.
Amount: $500
Deadline: July 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://kitchenerfamilydentist.com/our-scholarship/
Sponsor: Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
827 Fort Street Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813
Eligibility: Applicants must plan to major in a health-related field other than sports medicine, non-clinical psychology or social work at a U.S. college or university. They must be full-time college juniors, college seniors or graduate students, and they must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28
How to apply: To apply, register online, complete the online application and select the scholarships to which you wish to apply. In addition, mail the supporting materials: printed confirmation page from the online application, personal statement, copy of Student Aid Report (SAR) available at www.fafsa.ed.gov and official transcript.
Website: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/
Sponsor: Innovia Foundation
818 W. Riverside Avenue
Suite 650
Spokane, WA 99201
Eligibility: Applicants must be students enrolled in or accepted to an undergraduate program in the field of dentistry including dental hygiene, dental assisting and dental lab technician and be residents in Spokane, Lincoln, Adams, Whitman, Pend Oreille, Stevens, or Ferry County.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 3
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://innovia.org/students/
Sponsor: Wabash Valley Community Foundation
200 South 8th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807
Eligibility: Applicants must be Clay County high school graduates who are enrolled in a medical, dental, or nursing school working toward respective degrees. Preference is given to students who intend to practice in Clay County, Indiana.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: August 30
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://wvcf.org
Sponsor: Maryland Higher Education Commission
Office of Student Financial Assistance
6 North Liberty Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens and legal residents of the state of Maryland. They must be degree-seeking graduate or professional students in nursing, veterinary medicine, law, social work, medicine, dentistry or pharmacology. They must be enrolled at one of the following schools: University of Maryland; Baltimore (UMB) Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy or Social Work; University of Baltimore School of Law; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine or an eligible Maryland institution that grants a graduate degree in nursing, social work or pharmacology (first professional degree only). Selection is based on financial need.
Amount: $1,000-$5,000
Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline
How to apply: Application is made by completing the FAFSA and contacting the school's financial aid office.
Website: https://mhec.maryland.gov
Sponsor: Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1957
103 S. Blackhoof
Wapakoneta, OH 45895
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates or current seniors at Wapakoneta High School who are in the top 5% of their high school graduating class prior to 2021 or who graduated Summa Cum Laude beginning in 2021. Students must be enrolled in an Ohio College or School of Medicine or Dentistry or be current Wapakoneta High School Seniors.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 20
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.wapakacf.org
Sponsor: Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1957
103 S. Blackhoof
Wapakoneta, OH 45895
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates or current seniors at Wapakoneta High School who are in the top 5% of their high school graduating class prior to 2021 or who graduated Summa Cum Laude beginning in 2021. Students must be enrolled in an Ohio College or School of Medicine or Dentistry or be current Wapakoneta High School Seniors. No restriction on the field of study for high school graduates, but must attend a college in the U.S. that grants a baccalaureate degree, demonstrate financial need and show scholastic achievement. Applicants must have previously been awarded this scholarship.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 20
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.wapakacf.org
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Scholarship Program Office
5600 Fishers Lane
Mail Stop: OHR (11E53A)
Rockville, MD 20857
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are enrolled in or accepted into a pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, pre-podiatry or other health-related pre-professional degree program. Applicants must have plans to work in the Native American or Alaska Native community as a health care provider in the chosen field of study. Selection is based on academic achievement, recommendation letters and the applicant's stated career goals. Applicant must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Amount: Full tuition and fees
Deadline: Contact sponsor to confirm deadline
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, course curriculum outline, two recommendation forms, proof of Native American/Alaska Native status, an official transcript, proof of acceptance into an academic program and other supporting documents are required.
Website: https://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/scholarships/
Sponsor: North Carolina Community Foundation
3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 460
Raleigh, NC 27612
Eligibility: Applicants must be students from Andrews, NC who have attended a Cherokee County High School and will attend a four-year accredited college or university at the undergraduate or professional/graduate level. If a student from Andrews does not qualify, preference will be given to Cherokee County students, and then to students from the seven westernmost counties of NC (Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Clay and Graham). Students must be preparing for a professional career in medicine, dentistry, nursing, engineering or other science, teaching or law. The scholarship shall not be used for career preparation in veterinary medicine, funeral direction, mortuary science or in the ministry.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 7
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.nccommunityfoundation.org/apply/scholarships
Sponsor: Innovia Foundation
818 W. Riverside Avenue
Suite 650
Spokane, WA 99201
Eligibility: Applicants must be residents in one of the five northern counties of Idaho (Boundary, Bonner, Kootenai, Shoshone and Benewah). Students must be accepted or enrolled in post-secondary education in the field of dentistry or dental hygiene as a dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental business assistant or dentist. Previous recipients of this award are eligible to reapply.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://innovia.org/students/
Sponsor: American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) Institute for Oral Health
444 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60611
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time students at an accredited college or university in the United States pursuing a master's degree in dental hygiene or a related field and must have completed at least one year of a dental hygiene curriculum. Applicants must also be active members of the ADHA, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and have a minimum demonstrated financial need of $1,500. Selection is based upon the overall strength of the application.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: February 2
How to apply: Applications are available online after October 1.
Website: https://www.adha.org/ioh/scholarships/
Sponsor: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
333 W. Fort Street, Suite 2010
Detroit, MI 48226
Eligibility: Applicants must be fatherless children who are residents of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lenawee, Monroe, Livingston, Washtenaw or St. Clair counties and want to pursue majors or careers in nursing, law, dentistry or medicine. Students must demonstrate strong scholastic performance while in high school or college with an equivalent of a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and must demonstrate leadership and character through extracurricular activities, service in school and community, volunteer involvement and paid work experience.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://cfsem.org/scholarships/scholarship-opportunities/
Sponsor: Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
827 Fort Street Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled full-time in a school of dentistry, dental hygiene or dental assisting. They must have a GPA of 2.7 or higher. Two letters of recommendation and a letter from the applicant's school confirming enrollment in the dentistry or dental hygiene program are required.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 28
How to apply: To apply, register online, complete the online application and select the scholarships to which you wish to apply. In addition, mail the supporting materials: printed confirmation page from the online application, personal statement, copy of Student Aid Report (SAR) available at www.fafsa.ed.gov and official transcript.
Website: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/
Sponsor: Collaboratory Southwest Florida Community Foundation
2031 Jackson Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Eligibility: Applicants must demonstrate financial need. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application. Students must submit a FAFSA Student Aid Report, grade transcripts, SAT and/or ACT scores, a letter of recommendation and an essay explaining their educational goals and aspirations.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: January 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://collaboratory.org/more/our-scholarships-program/
Sponsor: Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
1503 W. 2nd Street
Grand Island, NE 68801
Eligibility: Applicants must be Hall county graduating seniors or current college students with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students must be enrolled in a dental program (i.e. dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, dental lab). Applicants must submit two character references' email addresses for them to complete the application. Preference will be given to students with financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.gicf.org/communities/scholarships/scholarship-directory
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern OH
7 West State Street
Suite 301
Sharon, PA 16146
Eligibility: Applicants must be deserving students in Western Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.comm-foundation.org/scholarships
Sponsor: Finance Authority of Maine
5 Community Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
Eligibility: Applicants must be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice as a dentist in Maine and have qualifying outstanding education loans. Students must be able to document employment at a qualifying dental care facility and not be under an agreement for loan repayment from a program funded by the National Health Service Corps. Both undergraduate education loans and graduate dental education loans may qualify for repayment.
Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: May 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.famemaine.com/
Sponsor: Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.
4455 West Lawrence Street
Appleton, WI 54914
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating high school seniors from Clintonville High School who intends to pursue a career in a dental or medical profession.
Amount: $500
Deadline: February
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cffoxvalley.org/
Sponsor: Saginaw Community Foundation
1 Tuscola
Suite 100B
Saginaw, MI 48607
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating high school seniors from Heritage High School, Freeland High School, Swan Valley High School, Valley Lutheran High School, or Nouvel Catholic Central High School with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Students must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the dental field. Applicants must submit letters of recommendation, a recent school transcript, a completed FAFSA, an essay and a special attachment or membership verification information.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 10
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.saginawfoundation.org/site/scholarships/
Sponsor: Dr. Michael Krochak
NYC Smile Spa
30 E. 60th Street
Room 1201
New York, NY 10022
Eligibility: Applicants must be college juniors attending a U.S. accredited college or university, who are enrolled in pre-dental studies and have a 3.3 GPA or higher. Students will submit an essay of 750 words or less explaining, “Why you would like to become a dentist?”
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: January 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.krochakpredentalscholarship.com/home
Sponsor: Michael Moody Fitness
38 E 5th Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents and be a current high school senior, undergraduate or graduate level student planning on enrolling in an accredited college or university full-time in the upcoming school year. Students should be able to demonstrate that they have outstanding achievement in school, as well as participation and leadership in school activities and work experience. Applicants should be pursuing a degree in one of the following: athletic training, personal training, physical education teaching and coaching, health and physical fitness, exercise science, sports and recreation management, health sciences or another related field.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: August 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.michaelmoodyfitness.com/student-scholarship-chicago/
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bureau of Health Workforce
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled or accepted into allopathic or osteopathic medical schools, family nurse practitioner programs, nurse-midwifery programs, physician assistant programs or dental school. Upon completion of training, scholars must choose practice sites in federally designated health professional shortage areas for one year for each year of support received.
Amount: Full tuition and fees plus stipend
Deadline: April 27
How to apply: Applications are available by telephone request.
Website: http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/scholarships
Sponsor: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
P.O. Box 4786
Aurora, IL 60507
Eligibility: Applicants must be students who are residents of the area served by Copley Memorial Hospital in Aurora to further their post graduate education in medicine, health administration or dentistry.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 9
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cffrv.org/scholarship-program/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
946 North Second Street
Rockford, IL 61107
Eligibility: Applicants must attend a two- or four-year college or university in Illinois or the Indiana University School of Dentistry. Students must be enrolled in an accredited dental or dental hygiene program, or a graduate post-doctoral program, for the upcoming school year. Applicants must show evidence of the financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cfnil.org/
Sponsor: Hampton Roads Community Foundation
101 W. Main Street
Suite #4500
Norfolk, VA 23510
Eligibility: Applicants must be high school graduates who plan to enroll (or be enrolled) in an accredited, four-year nonprofit college or university and major in engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or other science. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and demonstrate financial need.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://hamptonroadscf.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Kalamazoo Community Foundation
402 East Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3888
Eligibility: Applicants must be students who have full-time enrollment in medical school, dental school or master's of nursing program.
Amount: $2,000-3,000
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.kalfound.org
Sponsor: Stanley Dentistry
3731 NW Cary Parkway
Suite 201
Cary, NC 27513
Eligibility: Applicants must be seeking an undergraduate or graduate degree in the field of dentistry or related area from a North Carolina institution.
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.stanleysmiles.com/find-your-smile-scholarship-2021/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
P.O. Box 4786
Aurora, IL 60507
Eligibility: Applicants must be students entering post-graduate studies in the fields of dentistry or engineering.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: December 9
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.cffrv.org/scholarship-program/
