AADOCR Anne D. Haffajee Fellowship

The AADOCR Anne Haffajee Fellowship is open to:

• women members of AADOCR,
• who are within 10 years of their last professional degree,
• have demonstrated a commitment to a research career in Oral Biology as well as academic promise, which will be evaluated based on the candidate’s CV, project and the support demonstrated in the supervisor/department head letter,
• hold a DDS/DMD and/or Ph.D., or equivalent advanced degree, and
• hold an appointment at the post-doctoral, instructor, assistant professor level or equivalent at an accredited dental school or academic research center in the United States.

Note: Emphasis will be placed in applicants in the fields of Periodontology, Microbiology and Clinical Research, but candidates pursuing careers in other areas of the Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research spectrum are encouraged to apply.

The application package includes:

• a letter of support from the applicant’s research supervisor and department chair
• an outline of the candidate’s project (not more than 4 pages), 11 pt. font, including a career development plan and a description of how the fellowship will affect future research to be conducted by the applicant and how it will foster her career development
• a project description (not to exceed two pages), excluding references and should include your hypothesis, methodology, plans for publications/presentations and realistic timeline for the project.
• a personal statement, indicating why the candidate should be considered for the fellowship (not more than one page)
• the candidate’s CV or biosketch (not more than five pages)
• budget and budget justification demonstrating how $10,000 will be spent in travel and other support related to training and/or career development; no indirect costs (F&A) shall be allowed.

Applicants will be evaluated by the AADOCR Fellowships Committee on the basis of scholarly excellence; quality and originality of their projects; active commitment toward a career in Oral Biology; and personal needs related to challenges and/or obstacles in pursuit of an academic career.

One Fellowship in the amount of $10,000 will be made. This award is intended to provide travel and other support related to training and career development during the fellowship period. This award will be made to the institution (if applicable) and no indirect costs (F&A) shall be allowed.

Selection of the successful candidate will be made by the Fellowships Committee of the AADOCR. The fellowship recipient will be formally announced at the AADOCR Annual Meeting & Exhibition

2023 Caroline Sawicki

2022 Nini Tran

2021 Ning Yu

2020 Fatemeh Momen-Heravi

2019 Julie Marchesan

2018 Kyounga Cheon

2017 Yong-Hee Patricia Chun