Applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered for Graduate level scholarships. Please refer to specific scholarships for further requirements:
- Must be a professional or student member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA)
- Must be enrolled in a Graduate (Masters or Doctoral) degree program (full or part-time) in Dental Hygiene or accredited, degree studies related to the professional roles of the dental hygienist
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Graduate students (Masters or Doctoral) must hold an active dental hygiene license and the minimum of a baccalaureate degree
Irene Woodall Graduate Scholarship
Applicants must be enrolled in a dental hygiene or related graduate program and pursuing a career in dental hygiene. Submission requires a separate essay.
Award Minimum: $1,000
Number of Annual Awards: 1 recipient
Dr. Esther Wilkins Scholarship
Applicants must have completed an entry-level dental hygiene program and are dedicated to pursuing a career in dental hygiene education. Submission requires a separate essay.
Award Minimum: $1,000
Number of Annual Awards: varies
Sigma Phi Alpha Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship is sponsored by Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society and is awarded to an outstanding student pledge or active member of the Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society.
Minimum GPA : 3.5 on the 4.0 scale
Award Minimum: $1,000
Number of Annual Awards: varies
Alice Hinchcliffe Williams, RDH, MS Merit Scholarship
The scholarship is funded by the Virginia Dental Hygienists’ Association Foundation to honor their deceased colleague and benefactor who helped to establish the VDHA Foundation. It is awarded to a student possessing Virginia residency who is seeking a post licensure or graduate degree.
Award Minimum: $1,500
Number of Annual Awards: varies
Burch Scholarship for Equity-Centered Leadership
Awarded to a licensed dental hygienist from a socially disadvantaged or marginalized population that is underrepresented in the dental hygiene profession, who is seeking to further educational opportunities to create new career pathways which expand justice, diversity, inclusion to impact social determinants of health, remove barriers to access to care and/or advance health equity for unserved or underserved communities. Must be actively licensed/Registered Dental Hygienist, LGBTQIA+ Identity, Black/African/Asian/Hispanic American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Male; Professional ADHA member. Must complete an Essay/Personal Statement on why their identity, dental hygiene career path, educational journey and leadership will contribute to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in oral health, address social determinants of health, remove barriers to access to oral care and why the communities they serve will benefit.
Award Minimum: $2,500
Number of Annual Awards: varies
Alice M. & Herschel S. Horowitz Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to support dental hygienists to pursue a career in public health. The chosen applicant must be enrolled in or accepted in an MPH, DrPH or PhD (in public health) program in an accredited school of public health.
Award Minimum: $2,500
Number of Annual Awards: 1 recipient