Enclosed, please find your requested application. Please review the following information carefully and submit the required forms by the due date listed below.
The West Michigan Dental Foundation (WMDF), in cooperation with several other dental organizations, is pleased to offer grants for tuition and books to qualified students currently enrolled in American Dental Association accredited Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting programs. The grant awards are based on the applicant’s financial need, academic credentials, and the brief committee interview.
Each year the Tuition Grant Committee determines the number of grants that are offered, the value of each one and select students to be WMDF grant recipients. The maximum grant amounts vary year-to-year but can be up to $5000 for dental students, $1200 for dental hygiene students, and $700 for dental assisting students. There is no obligation to repay these grants. It is the desire of the WMDF that the student will become a supportive member of the Foundation and the West Michigan dental community upon graduation.
The following criteria apply:
Ø The applicant must be a resident of or originally from one of the following West Michigan counties: Kent,
Ionia, Mecosta, Montcalm or Ottawa.
Ø The applicant must be enrolled in a comprehensive dental program accredited by the American Dental
Association Commission on dental accreditation.
Ø Dental students must have completed their first year of dental school prior to making application. Dental
graduate students can be considered for a grant if they have not previously been awarded by the WMDF.
Ø Dental hygiene students must have completed their first semester of clinical dental hygiene classes prior to
applying.
Ø Dental assisting students must have completed their first semester of dental assisting courses prior to
applying
Ø The WMDF Tuition Grant is an award that may be received only one time per student.
The following information must be returned by the January 15 deadline.
1. Your completed application
2. Your official transcript from the school where you are currently enrolled
3. Two letters of recommendation: ideally one from a school faculty member and one from a personal mentor
(not a relative) who can speak to your character.
4. A color photograph of yourself to be featured in a magazine if you are selected as a recipient – This can be
emailed to the Grant Committee Chairman.
All information should be emailed to the grant committee chairperson at drkatie@awbraces.com
If necessary, items can be mailed to: West Michigan Dental Foundation Tuition Grant Program
C/O Dr. Katie Randall, Chairman
3131 44th St SW
Grandville, MI 49418
Interviews will be scheduled for qualifying grant applicants mid-to-late February
If you have any further questions, please contact drkatie@awbraces.com
To fill out the application, please use this link: https://wmdds.org/foundation/tuition-grant-program/