AAP Foundation: Educator Scholarships Grant

The AAP Foundation's Educator Scholarships aim to support future periodontal educators by offering financial assistance to students enrolled in U.S. periodontal postdoctoral programs. Each scholarship provides $12,000, disbursed as $4,000 annually over three years, to help cover tuition and living costs. Recipients must commit to teaching full-time at a U.S. periodontal program for each year they receive funding. This initiative fosters the growth of qualified educators in the field.

Purpose
Educator Scholarships were created to stimulate the development of periodontal educators by providing financial relief to students intending to pursue a career as full-time teachers at U.S. periodontal programs upon graduation from U.S. periodontal postdoctoral training programs. The $12,000 Educator Scholarship is intended to provide help with tuition and living expenses during the training period and may also be used for debt reduction. Educator Scholars shall be paid $4,000 per year for three years. Annual payments shall not be made unless evidence of continued teaching as described in the award criteria is provided. The number of Scholarships awarded each year will depend upon the applicant pool.
The Educator Scholar must commit to spending one year as a full-time periodontal educator at a U.S. program for each year he/she receives the award. If the recipient fails to meet the teaching requirement, the award is considered a loan and must be repaid.

Eligibility

Applicants for the Educator Scholarships must have been accepted into, or must be current students in, a periodontal postdoctoral training program in the United States.Applicants are welcome to apply in any year of their periodontal programs.Recipients must intend to teach full-time in a U.S. periodontal program upon graduation.

Ineligibility

Previous recipients of the AAP Educator Scholarship may not re-apply.