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The application process for the 2021 ADEA Scholarships, Awards, and Fellowships and the 2021-22 ADEA Leadership Institute is now open.


Use the links below to start a new application or return to an application you already started. You will be required to log into the system with your ADEA login credentials

ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Students Pursuing Academic Careers
Two $3,000 scholarships will be awarded to support dental hygiene students who are pursuing education beyond an associate degree and who have an interest in an academic career.

ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarship for Predoctoral Dental Students Pursuing Academic Careers
Two $5,500 scholarships will be awarded to support predoctoral dental students who demonstrate firm commitments to becoming dental educators.

ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Preventive Dentistry Scholarships
Twelve $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to support predoctoral students who have demonstrated academic excellence in preventive dentistry.

ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship
A $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to support an individual studying allied dental education at the baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree level.

ADEA Faculty of Color Scholarships: ADEA Emerging Leaders Program
The ADEA Faculty of Color Tuition Scholarships for Professional Development will enable four faculty of color in dental and allied dental education to participate in the ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders by waiving the tuition fee.

ADEA Leadership Institute Phase V Leadership Development Tuition Scholarship: ADEA Emerging Leaders Program
This tuition scholarship will enable an early career faculty member (up to three years of experience) to participate in the ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders by waiving the tuition fee. It is supported by the ADEA Leadership Phase V Fund.

ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Excellence in Teaching Award
This $2,500 award is designed to enhance the teaching efforts of an educator who demonstrates exemplary standards and promotes excellence in dental education through scholarship and innovation.

ADEA Allied Dental Faculty Leadership Development Program Scholarships
These scholarships provide support for two allied dental faculty members to participate in the American Dental Education Association Allied Dental Faculty Leadership Development Program (ADEA ADFLDP) by waiving the registration fee.

ADEA Leadership Institute
The ADEA Leadership Institute is a year-long program designed to develop the nation’s most promising individuals at academic dental institutions to become future leaders in dental and higher education.