ADA Graduate Student Travel Grants broaden professional horizons

Each year the ADA awards up to 18 grants to post graduate dentistry students which provide funding up to a maximum of $2,000 AUD (GST inclusive) for participation in specialty training programs to support interstate and overseas travel to attend conferences, symposiums, workshops, or research-associated travel contributing to course work. 

The grants are a prime example of how the ADA is actively supporting the next generation of dentists, dental specialists and academic researchers to ensure a future-fit and healthy profession in the years ahead. 

The grants are run twice per year. From the first round of 2026, run from January to June, 11 recipients from across Australia were successful in receiving the ADA Graduate Student Travel Grant. These grants supported multiple applicants in presenting their research at the conference they attended.  

Dr Eunice Park, second year Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Orthodontics) student at the University of Sydney, was one of the 11 successful applicants. Dr Park used the grant to travel to Ireland to present at EOS2026, the 101st Congress of the European Orthodontic Society, and she was kind enough to share with us why being able to participate in this key international event was so beneficial to the furthering of her career. 

“Presenting my research at the 101st Annual Congress of the European Orthodontic Society (EOS) in Dublin was a rewarding opportunity to share work that has been a significant part of my academic and clinical journey. It was particularly meaningful to bring this work to an international orthodontic audience and to engage with colleagues and researchers who share an interest in orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption. 

“I particularly valued the opportunity to connect with researchers from different countries and to place my work in an international context within the broader field of current orthodontic research. I would also like to sincerely thank the Australian Dental Association for their generous $2,000 bursary, which supported my attendance and research presentation at EOS 2026. This support was greatly appreciated and helped make the opportunity to present this work on an international stage possible.”

The current round of ADA Graduate Student Travel Grants (July-December 2026) is now open.