Dental Scholarship Program (DSP)
Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB)
$30,000 a year for Marquette dental students from Wisconsin who commit to practice in a Wisconsin Dental Health Shortage Area outside the big metro counties.
- How much
- $30,000 per year
- Who qualifies
- Wisconsin resident enrolled at Marquette University School of Dentistry; designated by Marquette's financial aid office; commit to 18 months of practice per award in a Wisconsin Dental Health Shortage Area outside Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
- For grad students
- For dentistry students
- When to apply
- Open now Annual; 2026-27 applications accepted starting September 2026; first come, first served.
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA and tell Marquette's financial aid office you're interested
- If the office designates you, it sends you the online DSP application link
- HEAB pays Marquette directly once approved
- What you'll need
- FAFSA + state application + school nomination
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (heab.wi.gov) and page 2
The details
For Wisconsin residents in the Marquette University School of Dentistry who intend to practice in a designated Dental Health Shortage Area in Wisconsin, excluding Brown, Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. HEAB awards up to 15 scholarships a year of $30,000 each, for up to four years, first come, first served by the date HEAB receives the complete application and FAFSA. Recipients reapply each year and must practice in a qualifying shortage area for 18 months per annual scholarship; otherwise it converts to a loan.
More money from Wisconsin
- Contract for Dental Education$8,753 tuition subsidy per year
- Wisconsin Grant - Private Non-Profit (WG-PNP)up to $4,850 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Wisconsin Grant - University of Wisconsin (WG-UW)up to $3,700 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Wisconsin Grant - Tribal Colleges (WG-TR)up to $2,450 per year (2026-27, full-time)
- Academic Excellence Scholarship (AES)$2,250 per year toward tuition
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