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2026 ADIA Women in Dentistry Scholarship
ADIA presents the 2026 Women in Dentistry Scholarship.
Do you want to grow your skills?
Do you wish to expand your network?
Do you aspire to a Board position?
Founded in 2020, Women in Dentistry promotes the professional advancement of women in the oral health sector through networking, mentoring, and education. With this focus on career progression, ADIA has introduced the ADIA Women in Dentistry Scholarship.
Goal: Support the career progression of women in the Australian dental industry—expanding professional education and governance skillsets for the benefit of the sector.
The Benefit
The Scholarship provides the recipient with a one-year membership to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) as well as enrolment to the AICD Company Directors Course™OR full enrolment to the one-week residential AGSM General Manager Course.
Eligibility
Applications are open to women employed by, or who own, an ADIA member company for a minimum of 12 months prior to Scholarship application.
The Application Process
1) Seek an endorsement letter from your CEO or company leader
You will need to upload this during the application process. The endorsement letter must include:
- Endorser’s name, company and contact details
- Name of candidate being endorsed
- How well they know the candidate
- How long they have known the candidate professionally
- Why the endorser believes the candidate is a good nominee for this professional development
- Why the candidate should be considered for the Women in Dentistry Scholarship
- Any other associations between the candidate and endorser
- Any additional information that would be useful to the judging panel
* If the applicant is the CEO or equivalent, please provide an endorsement letter from the CEO or equivalent of another ADIA member company.
* Members of the ADIA Board, judging panel or ADIA staff cannot act as an endorser for a candidate.
2) Apply for the Scholarship (opens 6 October 2025)
The application includes a written section with a series of questions. You can create an account and save a draft to complete later.
$49 application fee. Applications close Friday 19 December 2025.
3) Shortlisted candidates will be notified
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by email by 31 January 2026.
4) Candidate interviews
Interviews via Zoom between 1-28 February 2026. There is nothing formal to prepare.
5) Scholarship recipient announcement
Announced 28 March 2026 at the ADX Sydney Women in Dentistry Breakfast.
Key Dates
Questions?
Contact the ADIA team on 1300 943 094 or national.office@adia.org.au.
