Established IAPD Awards and Travel Bursaries
Several established IAPD awards and travel bursaries will be available to eligible applicants.
Important: Applicants may submit only ONE ABSTRACT/ESSAY/PROJECT for consideration for ONE award or bursary. If multiple opportunities are of interest, please select the one most applicable to you.
Bengt Magnusson Memorial Prize in Child Dental Health
Awarded to a young paediatric dentist for the best submitted research essay to coincide with the IAPD Congress every two years.
Bright Smiles Bright, Futures Award
Dr Sam Harris Travel Bursaries
Jens Andreasen
Award
funded from IAPD general account acquired from the Andreasen pre-Congress lectures.
Biennial award, that is presented for the best poster on dental traumatology in children.
IAPD Caries Management
Case Report & Research Award
IAPD Case Report & Research Award
Paediatric Dentistry
Working Group
Travel Bursaries
JSPD Award
Special Awards & Bursaries – IAPD Congress Osaka 2027
The 31st IAPD Congress in Osaka, Japan (2–5 June 2027), will feature two special opportunities introduced exclusively for this Congress:
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Japan IAPD Congress Commemorative Excellence Award – Proudly sponsored by Shofu Inc., this unique award recognises outstanding research in bioactive dental and oral-care materials.
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Osaka 2027 Global Participation Bursary – An initiative of the Osaka Local Organising Committee, providing financial support to eligible young paediatric dentists and trainees from economically disadvantaged countries to participate in the Congress.
Both initiatives reflect a shared commitment to scientific excellence, international participation and supporting the next generation of paediatric dentists.
In addition to these special opportunities, several established IAPD awards and travel bursaries will be available to eligible applicants.
For further information, please contact the IAPD Secretariat at [email protected]
Japan IAPD Congress Commemorative Excellence Award
Osaka 2027 Global Participation Bursary
Bursary & Award Winners
