Spear Education Grant
Grant Overview
Recognizing the need for increased accessibility to higher education in dental laboratory technology, Spear and the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology have partnered to bring you the Spear Education Grant.The Spear Education Grant will award two in-person seminars at Spear’s Scottsdale, AZ campus and five Spear Online Memberships at no cost. The cost for a Spear seminar would typically be $995 per seat, and the cost for a Spear Online Membership would be $2,748; however, due to Spear’s generosity, these fees are waived for grant recipients.
Spear two-day, in-person seminars provide solid, fundamental concepts, systematic treatment planning, and proven steps for achieving predictable clinical results. There are multiple seminars to choose from, including Treating the Terminal Dentition and the Fully Edentulous Patient, Occlusion in Everyday Practice, and Treating the Worn Dentition. Please click here for a list of available in-person seminars.
With a Spear Online Membership, you gain 24/7 access to clinician education, team training, Spear Patient Education chairside and lobby videos, and more.
Requirements
- To be eligible for this grant, an applicant must be actively working in the dental laboratory technology profession.
- 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.
- Spear Education Grant winner(s) must attend the seminar/join within one year of being awarded the grant. No extensions will be given.
- Spear Education Grant in-person seminar winner(s) will be responsible for their own travel and accommodations to and from Spear’s Scottsdale Campus.
- Spear Education Grant winner(s) will be required to provide the Foundation with a headshot and testimonial (web video submission or typed submission on letterhead paper) about receiving the grant, attending the course, and how this experience will positively impact his/her DLT career, prior to funds being released.
- No cash will be provided to the grant recipient. If the recipient fails to use the grant or cannot make their scheduled course date, they will forfeit their grant.
- Spear Education Grant winner(s) are not eligible to receive this grant two years in a row.
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- Clair Fahim - Staten Island, NY
- Ramachandan Aththiyappan, CDT - India
- Anzhela Grigoryan, CDT – Los Angeles, CA
- Christiane Liteli, CDT – Durham, NC
- Angela Hanno – Phoenix, AZ
- Kevin Kelly, CDT – Thornton, CO
- Kristin Gorter, CDT – Rosemount, MN
2024 Awardees
- Alejandra Nathaly Fuenmayor Jr. – Herriman, UT
- Amalia D Rodriguez – Hollywood, FL
- Frank Tintrup – Mount Vernon, NY
- Kassandra Oliva – Fontana, CA
- Monica Buchanan, CDT – Waterford, WI
- Paul Olawumi Alabi – Lagos, Nigeria
- Tom Rostron, CDT – San Diego, CA
2023 Awardees
- Andrew Williamson – Spanish Town Jamaica
- Criag May – Billings, MT
- John Madden, CDT – Minneapolis, MN
- Katayoun Sahebgharani – Rockville, MD
- Kim Doyle, CDT – Portland, OR
- Marie Thomas, CDT, TE – Clovis, NM
- William Yi, CDT – Aliso Viejo, CA
2022 Awardees
Grant Application Deadline
July 15th
Application Criteria
Completed application must include:- A completed Spear Education Grant application form
- A completed typed Letter of Interest that fully answers each of the 3 questions asked in the application
- A signed Application Affidavit
- All of the above must be submitted to the Foundation office by July 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
