Scholarship Funds
A CDA Foundation scholarship fund allows you to support deserving high school, college, university, or vocational students by helping them reach their specific educational goals. Your scholarship can be established to benefit anyone pursuing studies related to the field of oral health. For example, you may wish to support dental or allied dental students, research fellows, or high school students pursuing careers in dentistry.
Your scholarship can also be tailored to meet specific goals important to you, such as increasing access to care in underserved communities or supporting students in a specific dental specialty program.
The CDA Foundation scholarship fund provides you with the framework to help give the gift of education for the future of dentistry.
Second-Year Dental Student Scholarship
Supporting student achievement helps provide an opportunity for students to succeed in their academic programs and increase career opportunities in both traditional and nontraditional practice settings, such as clinics in underserved communities. The CDA Foundation awards educational grants to dental students, recent graduates, and students enrolled in dental auxiliary programs.
Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award
This award was developed to support individuals who contribute to the scholarly and creative activities of the school through direct contact with students, and is available to new faculty members, junior faculty members, visiting scientists, and guest lecturers who hold full or part time teaching positions affiliated with California’s dental schools.
Allied Scholarship
Scholarship grants to dental societies for individuals interested in becoming a dental hygienist, dental assistant, registered dental assistant or dental lab tech who are enrolled in a national or state-approved program.
Maurice Amado Dental Assisting Scholarship
Scholarship awards to students enrolled in California dental assisting programs.
Latinos for Dental Careers Scholarship
Scholarship awards for students of Hispanic descent interested in pursuing dental school, dental assisting, dental hygiene or dental laboratory technology programs in California.
Dental Hygiene Education Grant Program
Support is provided to dental societies, community organizations, or educational institutions interested in establishing new dental hygiene programs, creating innovative methods of providing dental hygiene education or expansion of current programs.