Scholarships & Grants

  • Grants for First Nations Dentist Students

    Five grants worth $5000 each for First Nations dental students are awarded each year.

  • Grants for Rural and Remote Dentist Students

    Ten grants worth $5000 each for dental students from rural and remote regions in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland and Tasmania.

  • Graduate Student Scholarships

    These scholarships are intended for graduate students in specialty training programmes to enable them to travel interstate to complete their course work.

  • Australian Dental Health Foundation Indigenous Hygienist / Oral Health Therapist

    Up to four grants available for dental hygienist and oral health therapist students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background.

  • Nursing and Allied Health Scholarships

    Five scholarships that fall under the Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (NAHSSS), adminstered by Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH).

  • RCNA Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship

    Provides financial assistance  to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people studying at TAFE or entry level courses at university.

  • Australian Dental Research Foundation

    Grants & scholarships for dental students and graduates are available through the ADRF which plays a vital role in funding advances in dentistry.

  • Australian Dental Health Foundation

    The ADHF, together with its dedicated supporters and volunteers, assists disadvantaged Australians through its research, education and dental aid projects. 

  • Research Grants

    These grants are intended for those wishing to undertake dental or oral health research projects that have a direct or indirect bearing on the clinical practice of dentistry.

  • Dental Student Research Awards

    This program provides dental and oral health students at all of Australia’s dental schools with the opportunity to undertake research work.

  • Trebitsch Student Research Grant

    Provides funds for dental students to undertake research into microbiology, biochemistry, immunology or molecular biology with a relevance to clinical dentistry.

  • Reginald and Pamela Hession Award

    A biennial award which provides funds to support and foster research and education in dental and oral health.

  • Colin Cormie Grants

    Funds a one year dental student intercalate degree (a year off in the middle of a degree) or a one year research-based program for a graduated dentist.