IADR Regional Development Program

Each year, the IADR RDP Committee requests proposals for grants to initiate research and development or otherwise strengthen the oral health research infrastructure in developing regions:

• Consideration will be given to supporting ongoing initiatives that have demonstrated an ability to promote research development.
• Each Division/Section can be the recipient of only one grant per year.
• Current Regional Board Members are available to assist with Regional Development proposals, but may not receive any financial support from funds granted.
• Funds cannot be used for honoraria or for consultancy fees to IADR members.

Letters of Intent must be submitted by an IADR Division or Section Officer.

The purpose of the RFP is to identify projects, submitted by IADR Divisions/Sections that will qualify for funding support.

Where appropriate, coalitions of Divisions/Regions are encouraged to join together to submit proposals and implement programs.

Wherever possible, the use of matching funds to enhance the effort is encouraged.

The highest priority will be placed on those proposals targeting support for:

• Projects that will initiate Research and Development and will be sustainable beyond the funds requested.
• Mentoring of developing scientists, e.g., travel for established scientists to work on site with students/developing researchers for various periods of time.

Special emphasis will be given to proposals that score highly on the extent to which the proposed project will:

• develop research capacity of local researchers
• develop sustainability of local researchers
• have an impact on regional oral health
• involve collaboration with expert partners
• involve current IADR members at the local level
• have potential for recruitment and promotion of new members at the local level
• have a strategy to report results at any IADR meeting
• have measurable or operative research outcomes
• have matching funds committed by coalition partners

Note that the RDP program was not established to focus on the teaching of research methods because this responsibility belongs to dental schools. Therefore, workshops and lecture programs on research methods will not be considered for funding.

The RDP is competitive and IADR cannot fund all of the applications. The total budget for the RDP is US$60,000 per year and from this IADR usually funds 3-4 projects. Therefore, keep this in mind when planning and submitting the proposed budget for your project. The total budget may not be distributed if the quality of submitted projects does not reach the required standard.No one grant will receive this total amount, nor will the total amount be distributed if the quality of submitted projects is substandard.

There is a two-stage application process – Letter of Intent and Full Proposal.

This letter briefly describes the project proposal.
It should be no longer than two pages and set out under the headings: Background, Purpose, Strategy, Outcomes.

All Letters of Intent must be emailed to Sheri S. Herren, Director of Strategic Programs.

Based on the letter, the Committee will recommend whether or not the project is selected for further development as a full proposal in greater detail for consideration the following February.

Grant applications that lack the required information will be returned to the originators with an explanation of the proposal’s shortcomings.

Deadline for email of Full Proposal: February 3, 2025 - by Invitation of the RDP Committee only. (Application forms will be sent with the request for proposals.)

The Regional Development Committee reviews proposals and makes a recommendation for final approval by the IADR Board of Directors.

Applicants are notified with a decision in May 2025.

Funding instructions are given in the formal notification letter to recipients.

2024
Australia & New Zealand Division
South African Division

2023
Chilean Division
Egyptian Division

2022
No proposals funded.

2021
Australia & New Zealand Division
Chilean Division
Tunisian Section

2020
Colombian Division
Chilean Division
Mexican and Chilean Divisions

2019 
Australia & New Zealand Division
Argentinian and Peruvian Divisions
Southeast Asian Division

2018
Nigerian and East & Southern Africa Divisions
Brazilian Division

2017
Indian Division
Chilean Division
Latin American Region

2016
Latin American Region
Indian Division

2015
Israeli Division
Latin American Region
Southeast Asian Division

2014
Africa Middle East Region
Mexican Division
Latin American Region, Divisions and Sections

2013
Australia/New Zealand Division
Continental European Division

2012
Australia/New Zealand Division
Southeast Asian Division

2011
Israeli Division
Peruvian Division
Mongolian Section

2010
Southeast Asian Division
East & Southern Africa Division
Australia/New Zealand/Chilean Divisions
Syrian Section

2009
Southeast Asian Division
Continental European Division
Peruvian Division/Latin American Federation

2008
Continental European Division
Uruguayan Section
Sudanese Section

2007
Canadian Association for Dental Research
Australian & New Zealand Division
Peruvian Section

2006
Continental European Division
Venezuelan Division
Latin American Federation
East and Southern African Division
Australian & New Zealand Division
Colombian Section
Southeast Asian Division

2005
Kuwaiti Division
Latin American Federation
Nigerian Section
Peruvian Section
South African Division
Australian/ New Zealand Division
Chinese Division
East & Southern Africa Division

2004
Continental European
South African
Southeast Asian
Nigerian

2003
Continental European
Southeast Asian
Chinese
South African

2002
Chinese
East & Southern Africa
Southeast Asian

2001
Brazilian
Southeast Asian
Irish
South African
Argentine

2000
Irish
Brazilian
South African
Southeast Asian
CED/NOF

1996
Poland & Hungary

1995
Indonesia

1992
Sri Lanka