The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is pleased to offer an opportunity to support dental therapy education in the 2022-2023 academic year. NIHB invites Tribes, Tribal organizations, and health organizations sponsoring a dental therapy student to complete an application for NIHB’s Dental Therapy Student Sponsorship Fund. Entities sponsoring more than one student should submit one complete application.

Six $10,000 awards are available to Tribal entities supporting enrolled or accepted dental therapy students to support tuition costs of a dental therapy education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Support for additional expenses related to the student’s dental therapy education may be considered. Student Sponsorship Fund applications are reviewed by a committee of public health professionals.

Applications are due by September 30, 2022, and recipients will be notified by October 31, 2022. Email applications to Brett Weber at bweber@nihb.org with “Dental Therapy Student Sponsorship Fund Application” in the subject.

This opportunity is part of NIHB’s Tribal Oral Health Initiative. For questions, contact Brett Weber, NIHB Public Health Policy and Programs Manager, at BWeber@nihb.org.

Eligibility

Tribes, Tribal organizations, and health organizations are eligible to sponsor a student enrolled in a dental therapy education program for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Individual students enrolled in a dental therapy program are strongly encouraged to work with a sponsoring entity to submit an application.

Funding amount

Six awards of $10,000 each.

Application Overview

The application consists of four sections and can be downloaded at the link below (Word document).

Section A: Sponsoring Tribal Entity Contact Information

Section B: Sponsoring Tribal Entity Application Questionnaire

Section C: Sponsored Student Application Questionnaire

  • For entities sponsoring more than one student, please submit a separate Section C for each student

Section D: Supporting Documents 

  • Letter of Acceptance from Dental Therapy Education Program
  • Entities sponsoring more than one student should submit a letter for each student
  • Sponsoring Tribal Entity’s W-9
  • Letter(s) of Support from Tribal official (optional)