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Dental Education

National Dental Association Foundation, Inc. / Colgate-Palmolive Scholarship Program

Freshman, Pre & Post Doctoral  Dental Students, Dental Hygienists and Assistants

*This scholarship program is intended for under-represented minority students. 

Scholarship Program Application Guidelines

1. Freshmen or First Year Scholarship
   Dr. Joseph L. Henry
   1. Eligibility requirements
      1. Undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or greater
      2. United States citizenship/permanent resident status
      3. Verifiable community service
      4. Acceptance letter to accredited dental school
         (from Dean of Students)
      5. Letter of recommendation from undergraduate professor
2. Pre-Doctoral
   1. Eligibility requirements
      1. Financial Need
      2. United States citizenship/permanent resident status
      3. Must be 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year dental student in good standing
      4. Evidence of community service
      5. SNDA membership – verification can be copy of card, letters from SNDA
         Presidents, copies of canceled checks, or receipts from the local chapters.
   2. Process
      1. Letter of request for consideration from candidate
      2. SAR or GAP financial aid report
      3. Two letters of recommendation (one must come from the dean)
      4. Reapplication in subsequent years if possible
3. Post-Doctoral Award - $10,000.00 each
   • Dr. Bessie Elizabeth Delaney – Female Applicants Only
   • Dr. Clifton O. Dummett & Lois Doyle Dummett
   • Memorial
   1. Eligibility Requirements
      1. Pursuit of degrees in programs of discipline, including sub-specialty
         areas of dentistry, public health, administration, pediatrics, research, law, etc.
         1. Masters degree beyond length of residence will be considered
      2. United States citizenship/permanent resident status
      3. NDA Membership – must be verified in application
   2. Process
      1. Letter of request for consideration from candidate
      2. Curriculum Vitae
      3. Description of program
      4. Nomination by Program Director
      5. Cost of program
      6. Amount of stipend
      7. 2 letters of recommendation

IMPORTANT

Do not mail any items stapled together. If a document has writing on both sides of the page, please send us a duplicate copy so that writing will be on only one side of each page.  

This application MUST be received no later than May 15, of this year.

You may either submit application online or mail completed application to…

Dr. Roosevelt Brown
1623 W. 23rd Street
Little Rock, AR 72206

The application must be received with all supporting documents included in a single
package. ONLY completed applications will be reviewed.

The NDAF Scholarship Committee reviews applications in August. Recipients are
awarded scholarships in November.

NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

1. National Dental Association Foundation staff and their immediate family
members are not eligible to receive a scholarship from the NDAF Colgate
Palmolive Scholarship Program.

(“Immediate Family is defined as staff member’s spouses, children, and grandchildren.”)

2. Members of the Board of Directors of NDAF and Scholarship Committee of
NDAF are not allowed to participate in the discussions of awards when a family
member is the candidate for scholarship or the family member has put his or
her applications in for consideration.

NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION / COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

Description of Scholarships

1. (Freshmen only)
   Five - $2,000 Scholarship renewable for three (3) additional years based on academic
   Eligibility
2. Pre Doctoral Dental Students, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
   $1,000
3. Dental Hygiene students
   $500.00
4. Dental Assistant students
   $250.00
5. Post Graduate student
   $10,000.00