ADA DHF First Nations grants offer a bright future to students

Four study grants, worth $5,000 each, are available to dental hygienist or oral health therapy students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background, to cover costs of dental equipment, textbooks and to financially assist them while on placements or living away from home.

The ADA Dental Health Foundation (ADA DHF) is a registered charity whose mission is to address the inequality between those Australians who can access the dental care they need, and those who can’t.

As part of fulfilling that mandate, the First Nations Study Grants offer students funding that may be used to cover costs of dental equipment, textbooks and to financially support students while they are on placements or living away from home.

Now in their 11th year, the four grants, worth $5,000 each, are available to students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background who are undertaking a course of study that will lead to registration as a dental hygienist or an oral health therapist.

Eligibility requirements

The ADA DHF Indigenous Study Grants open to applications on 1 March 2025, closing on 31 May 2025. 

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome in July 2025 during NAIDOC Week.

To be eligible, applicants must be:

• an Australian resident and of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background;

• currently enrolled in a program of study in Australia leading to registration as a dental hygienist or an oral health therapist; and

• able to provide a reference from a representative of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation.

Selection

To apply, complete the application form available on the ADA DHF website; applications will be reviewed by the ADA DHF’s review panel.

For further information, please contact us on 1300 880 978 or by email to scholarships@adadhf.org.au