SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant
Background
The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology (Foundation) is a non-profit 501c (3) organization. The purpose of the Foundation is to advance the profession of dental laboratory technology by addressing industry driven needs and providing solutions that are relevant and accessible to dental technicians and other members of the dental team. Each year the Foundation provides financial support, in the form of grants, to various qualifying organizations.
Grant Overview
Upon the dissolution of the Southeastern Conference of Dental Laboratories (SCDL), the SCDL Board of Directors voted to contribute all remaining organizational assets to the Foundation. With this generous donation, the Foundation launched the SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant.
The SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant will award two individuals up to $2,000 to supplement expenses related to business management continuing education the recipients wish to attend (i.e. NADL University, Chamber Courses, Finance Courses, etc.). Effective 2023, grant recipients can also use the funds to cover travel expenses including lodging, coach airfare, and transportation expenses upon proof of receipt.
Guidelines/Requirements
- SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant recipients will be awarded up to $2,000 to supplement expenses related to business management continuing education the recipients wish to attend.
- Sitting members of the NADL Board, NBC Trust, or FDLT Trust are not eligible as individuals to apply for or win grants/scholarships offered through the Foundation.
- SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant funds will be provided directly to the course provider or reimbursed to the recipient upon proof of payment.
- SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant recipients will be required to provide the Foundation with a professional headshot and testimonial (web video submission or typed submission on letterhead paper) about receiving the grant and how this experience will positively impact their DLT career.
- SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant recipients will not be eligible to receive this grant two years in a row.
- SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant applications must be received by June 15th and funds must be used within one year. After that time, the ability to use the Business Enterprise Education Grant funds will expire. No extensions will be given.
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- Amy Sikes – Bridgeton, MO
- Kelsey Boles – Grants Pass, OR
2024 Awardees
- Renee Hattaway – Horicon, WI
- Dory Sartoris – Jacksonville, FL
2023 Awardees
- Colleen Painter, CDT – Fort Wayne, IN
- Cybele Weilbacher, CDT – Dunedin, FL
- Frank Frost – Essex Junction, VT
- Blair Burns – Denton, NC
- Justin Gray, CDT – Columbus, OH
- Jennifer Ludwig, CDT – Beaver Dam, WI
- Marian Campbell, CDT, TE – Ames, IA
2022 Awardees
2021 Awardees
2020 Awardees
2019 Awardees
Application Criteria
Completed application must include:- A completed SCDL Business Enterprise Education Grant application form
- A typed letter of interest that fully answers each of the 3 questions asked in the application
- Signed Application Affidavit
- All of the above must be submitted to the Foundation office by June 15th
Scholarship Application Deadline
Applications are due by June 15th.
The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology
Attn: Lindsey Rowan
325 John Knox Rd #L103
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Fax: (850) 222-0053
Email: foundation@dentallabfoundation.org
