The Dental Scholarship Program (DSP) was created to encourage dentists to practice in designated Dental Health Shortage Areas in the State of Wisconsin.
Students are eligible to apply if they are Wisconsin residents and all of the following:
HEAB will award up to 15 dental students attending the Marquette University School of Dentistry an annual dental scholarship equal to $30,000 each for every academic year in which they apply and are eligible. Scholarship applicants must submit their completed scholarship application materials to the financial aid office at Marquette University. Scholarships are available for up to four (4) years.
The dental scholarship recipient must enter into an agreement with the Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) indicating that, upon graduation, she or he intends to practice in an area which qualifies at the start of the employment as a designated Dental Health Shortage Area in Wisconsin, which does not include Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee or Waukesha County, for a period equal to 18 months for each annual scholarship accepted by said student. After graduation, and after completing a Dental Health Care Training Program at the Marquette University School of Dentistry, the dental scholarship recipient must then practice in a qualifying designated Dental Health Shortage Area in Wisconsin, which does not include Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, or Waukesha County.
If the dental scholarship recipient withdraws from their Dental Health Training Program at the Marquette University School of Dentistry, or fails to practice in a qualifying designated Dental Health Shortage Area in this state for the required period, she or he must repay to the state an amount equal to the total dollar amount of annual dental scholarships awarded to the dental student multiplied by the student’s repayment liability percentage. The scholarship then becomes a loan.
For more information on the Dental Scholarship Program and how to apply, please see: 2024-25 DSP Applicant Information Sheet
For Financial Aid Directors, please see the following for more information regarding compliance with the Truth In Lending practices: 2024-25 DSP Information for Financial Aid Directors TIL
Scholarship applicants may submit their completed 2024-25 Dental Scholarship Program Application materials to the financial aid office at Marquette University, starting in August 2024.
HEAB is accepting electronic signature for the Dental Scholarship Program. If you wish to electronically sign the forms below, please download and open in an external PDF application that has e-signature capabilities, such as Abobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
For questions or concerns, please contact: