The Dental Scholarship Program (DSP) provides loans to Wisconsin resident graduates who are enrolled in a Dental Health Care Training Program at the Marquette University School of Dentistry to become a dentist and intend to practice in a designated Dental Health Shortage Area in Wisconsin, which does not include Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, or Waukesha County. HEAB will annually award up to 15 DSP scholarships. Each DSP scholarship is equal to $30,000 (split $15,000 for Fall Term and $15,000 for Spring Term) for every academic year in which the DSP scholarship recipient applies and is eligible. The DSP scholarships will be awarded based on the date on which HEAB receives all the DSP application materials from the applicant, which include both the completed DSP Application and the FAFSA. The DSP scholarships are available for up to four (4) years. The DSP scholarship recipients must reapply every year for a DSP scholarship and the DSP scholarships are disbursed on a first-come, first-served basis. If a DSP scholarship recipient’s name appears on the statewide support lien docket, the recipient is no longer eligible until the recipient is off the support lien docket.

1. file a 2026-2027 FAFSA® Application | Federal Student Aid;
2. are currently in a Dental Health Care Training Program at the Marquette University School of Dentistry to become a dentist;
3. are considered a Wisconsin resident for financial aid purposes;
4. intend to practice in a designated Dental Health Shortage Area, which does not include Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee or Waukesha County, in the State of Wisconsin.

Complete application. FAFSA completion is required to process. Once all application materials are submitted, agency will create an initial award. School Financial Aid will certify enrollment and amount of award. After initial award by this agency, a loan disclosure statement will be emailed to you.

After certification and award confirmation by School Financial Aid office, the loan will be disbursed directly to the Marquette University. Subsequent academic year loans are subject to this process.

To be eligible for a service credit, DSP scholarship recipients must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Licensed by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services as a dentist.
2. Employed for eighteen months at a designated Dental Health Shortage Area, which does not include Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee or Waukesha County, in Wisconsin.
3. Submits to HEAB a completed employment verification form at the end of each academic year.

If the student does not meet the service credit criteria, then the scholarship becomes a loan and must be repaid at an interest rate of 5% APR. If repayment becomes necessary, this debt is incurred from the State of Wisconsin and repayment will be made directly to the State of Wisconsin. If not eligible for service credit, or not in program compliance, repayment will begin no sooner than six months after withdrawal or graduation from the nominating institution. Payments are due each month and the loan must be repaid within ten years from the date on which repayment begins.

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