The Oral Health Promotion Research Group (Irish Link) Dental Health Foundation Bursary
This bursary has been sponsored by the Dental health Foundation (Ireland). The intention is that the successful candidate/s will use the award to implement the proposal submitted by them.
The bursary may be awarded in full to one project or may be divided amongst a number of smaller projects. The bursary may also be withheld. These decisions will be made at the discretion of the judges.
The applicant must be a current member of the Oral Health Promotion Research Group (Irish Link). A team working together on a project may submit proposals. It is a requirement that the work should not have been presented elsewhere nor have been awarded a prize previously.
Applicants should submit a proposal to carry out an oral health project, which should if selected be implemented and evaluated over a 6 month period.
The proposal that is submitted should include a designated person who will be responsible for accepting any monies for the implementation of the project. All monies to be used in the implementation of the project will have to be accounted for within the proposal and again at the close of the project.
Applicants must have the permission of their line manager to submit the proposal and carry out the project and the submission must bear the signature of the line manager.
Examples of the type of proposal and project that as likely to be successful are:
Oral health promotion projects that are innovative in the way they are delivered, where there is shown to be a high need, interdisciplinary and/or intersectoral working.
The panel of judges will consist of the Committee of the Oral Health Promotion Research Group (Irish Link).
