American Dental Education Association Awards Open To Dental Educators And Students

Main Category: Dentistry
Article Date: 06 Aug 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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Applications open today for awards, scholarships, and fellowships to be conferred in 2009 by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The ADEA Awards program recognizes excellence in teaching, scholarship, and research and provides funding for fellowship opportunities. Educators and students in all of our predoctoral, postdoctoral, and allied dental institutions are encouraged to apply.

Awards range from $1,000 scholarships to $15,000 in support of leadership development education or $15,000 stipends to pursue three-month fellowships at the ADEA offices in Washington, DC. Self nominations from individual ADEA members are accepted for many of the awards. ADEA Member Institutions are also eligible for significant monetary recognition for research and work with new procedures.

To learn more about the ADEA Awards and apply, visit here. Be sure to check the requirements and deadlines for each award. Please note that applications for awards will not be accepted once a deadline has passed.

Awards recipients will be recognized at the 2009 ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition in Phoenix, Arizona, March 14-18. Please contact Ms. Monique Morgan at morganm@adea.org for additional information.

About the American Dental Education Association

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is the voice of dental education. Its members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools and many allied and postdoctoral dental education programs, corporations, faculty, and students. The mission of ADEA is to lead individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research, and the delivery of oral health care for the health of the public. ADEA's activities encompass a wide range of research, advocacy, faculty development, meetings, and communications like the esteemed Journal of Dental Education, as well as the dental school admissions services AADSAS and PASS.

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