Only four year DMD students, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are eligible to receive need-based aid. Because of limited University-controlled resources, Penn Dental Medicine must consider each DMD student’s entire financial situation. Therefore, parental financial data must be submitted for consideration for Penn Dental Medicine financial assistance, even though graduate and professional students are technically ‘independent’ under federal guidelines. However, a student may borrow the calculated parental contribution from other funding sources.
DMD applicants and their families who wish to be considered for need-based support at Penn Dental Medicine are required to complete the student and parent sections of the PENN Financial Aid Applications and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as well as submit parental and student taxes.
All DMD applicants are eligible to receive a merit-based Dean’s Scholarship.
International and advanced standing (PASS) students will only be considered for non-University-based funding (Federal loan, if applicable, and alternative loans).
Penn Dental Medicine Dean’s Scholarship
Penn Dental Medicine’s Dean’s Scholarship is being reviewed and revised. The Dean’s Scholarship will be application based.
Only 4-year accepted/committed DMD applicants will be eligible to submit a Dean’s Scholarship application when it becomes available. Current dental students are ineligible to apply. To remain eligible for an award, a recipient must remain in good standing as is defined in Penn Dental Medicine’s Student Handbook.