Awards

IADR John Greenspan Travel Award

Dr. John Greenspan was a distinguished figure in oral pathology and oral medicine, with a career spanning over five decades and was involved in global oral health initiatives. Greenspan was the seventy-third President of IADR (1996-97) and the seventeenth President of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (1988-89). He passed away on March 31, 2023.

The IADR John Greenspan Travel Award will be given annually in the amount of $2,000 to new investigators residing in low to middle-income countries (LMIC) to attend and present their research at the IADR General Session. IADR members who are new investigators within 10 years of completing their last terminal degree (PhD, DDS, DMD, or equivalent) at the time of the submission deadline are eligible to apply for the award when submitting an abstract for an IADR General Session.

The IADR John Greenspan Travel Award is funded by generous contributions from IADR donors.

Award Prize/Recognition
  • One award will be granted, and the recipient will receive US $2,000 for expenses to attend the IADR General Session & Exhibition.
  • Plaque
Key Dates

Applications Open:

Aug 01, 2024

Applications Closed:

Jan 24, 2025

Eligibility
  • New Investigators must be within 10 years of completing their last terminal degree (PhD, DDS, DMD, or equivalent) at the time of the submission deadline
  • Must apply for the award when submitting an abstract for an IADR General Session.
  • Reside in a low to upper middle-income country, as defined by the most recently available World Bank Classification by Gross National Income (GNI).
  • In addition, entrants can only receive this travel award once.
  • Have an accepted abstract to the IADR General Session & Exhibition.
  • Applicants MUST be IADR members at the time of abstract deadline.

Inaugural 2025 Recipient

To be announced at the IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition

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Beatrice Nguyen

Awards, Fellowships and Grants Coordinator

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