Looking for financial support on your educational journey? ADHA Foundation offers 15 different scholarships across all degree levels. Review the opportunities, deadlines and application requirements below!
Scholarship Timeline
Applications Open: December 1, 2025 – February 28, 2026
Recipient Selection: Late Spring
ADHA student and professional members are eligible for Foundation scholarships. Current ADHA Foundation Board of Directors, ADHA Board of Directors and members of the Scholarship Review Committee are not eligible to apply.
“This scholarship will help me to be the best dental hygienist I can be for my patients, employer, and our profession. I hope other students will look at me with two young children and know if I can do it, so can they.”
-Vicky Newin, Rose State College, Oklahoma
Associate Level Scholarships
Hu-Friedy/Esther Wilkins Instrument Scholarship
Mikayla Bushell
Lauren Davis
Alison Eggett
Majax Nduta
Adriana Reaboi
Karla Girts Memorial Community Outreach
Cathleen Senior
Erica Taveras
Diann Bomkamp Leadership Scholarship
Anna Belle Wakeland
Baccalaureate Scholarships
Dr. Esther Wilkins Scholarship
Leanne Cross
Tiffany Mason
CamRee Remington
Hu-Friedy/Esther Wilkins Instrument Scholarship
Kylie Burk
Leanne Cross
Shelby Eddings
Madison Kittell
Tiffany Mason
Karla Girts Memorial Community Outreach Scholarship
Leanne Cross
Wilma E. Motley Scholarship
Tiffany Mason
Crest Oral-B Laboratories Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Leanne Cross
Tiffany Mason
PDT Ann Battrell Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship
Tiffany Mason
Graduate Scholarships
Alice & Herschel Horowitz Scholarship
Erin Heap
Alice Hinchcliffe Williams Merit Scholarship
Stephanie Bettis
Burch Equity Scholarship
Monica Sarmiento
Dr. Esther Wilkins Scholarship
Jennifer Barkans
Leonora Costello
Lejini Roy
Irene Woodall Graduate Scholarship
Erin Heap
Lisa Moravec
Sigma Phi Alpha Scholarship
Lisa Moravec
Monica Sarmiento