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IADR Lion Dental Research Award for Junior Investigators

American Association for Dental Oral and Craniofacial Research

Funding Amount

$2,000 USD

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Other requirements

  • Junior researchers in dental science
  • Research must focus on basic dental science or applied research for improvement of oral care products
  • International

Overview

Program Overview
Intended to support improvements in oral health sciences through stimulation of junior researchers by recognition of outstanding and innovative research.

Award Categories

  • Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Category
  • Basic Dental Science Category
  • Applied Research Category (improvement and development of oral care products for prevention of oral diseases)

Award Details

  • $2,000 USD per award
  • Funded by generous donation from the Lion Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
  • Recognizes outstanding and innovative research
  • Open to junior researchers

Eligibility

  • Junior researchers in dental science
  • Research must focus on basic dental science or applied research for improvement of oral care products

Focus Areas

  • Basic dental science research
  • Applied research for oral care product improvement and development
  • Public dental health improvement
  • Social determinants of health and oral health outcomes
  • Epidemiologic research
  • Behavioral research
  • Health services research

International Association for Dental Research
Headquarters: 1619 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3406 USA

What American Association for Dental Oral and Craniofacial Research actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
5
Total given
$78K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$8,000–$25K
  • By dollars: Iowa 32%, Texas 32%, Pennsylvania 23%. Top recipient cities: Philadelphia, PA; Iowa City, IA; College Station, TX.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA

    Aadocr ddi oral health equity research award - award in access to care

    $25K

  • Texas A&M Foundation · College Station, TX

    Aadocr ddi oral health equity research award - award in access to care

    $25K

  • Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry · Portland, OR

    Aadocr procter & gamble underrepresented faculty research fellowship

    $10K

  • The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

    Aadocr anne d. haffajee fellowship

    $10K

  • Temple University School of Dentistry · Philadelphia, PA

    Aadocr william butler fellowship

    $8,000

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Dental health

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