The ACPEF has given more than one million dollars in grants to advance the prosthodontic specialty.
ACP Education Foundation Research Fellowships
The ACP Education Foundation is committed to assisting the dental profession in its quest for continuous improvement in clinical care. The ACPEF will be awarding research fellowship grants up to $6,000. These are awarded to support meritorious research proposals that seek to advance basic scientific and applied clinical knowledge in the area of prosthodontics.
Eligibility: Individuals are eligible if they are currently 1st or 2nd year resident enrolled in a CODA-accredited postdoctoral prosthodontic program and are a Resident Member, in good standing, of the American College of Prosthodontists.
Any investigation relevant to prosthodontic care is appropriate. This would include all disciplines in prosthodontics: fixed, implant, maxillofacial, and removable prosthetics.
Contact the ACP Education Foundation with any questions.
The 2025 submission period is now closed. The next submission period will open in summer 2026.
Resident & Dental Student Digital Poster Competition
The 2025 Resident & Dental Student Digital Poster Competition will take place Oct. 22-24 in New Orleans during the 2025 Annual Session of the ACP. This competition is meant to promote prosthodontic research and engage with residents and predoctoral dental students.
Eligibility: Resident applicants must be currently enrolled in a 3-4 year advanced training program in prosthodontics accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Graduates who have completed a CODA-accredited advanced prosthodontics program within 6 months prior to the event are eligible. Dental students must be currently enrolled in a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD dental program in North America.
Competition: There are three competition categories, residents must choose to submit under Original Research or Case Presentation, all predoctoral entries compete in the Dental Student Competition. Participants will have their posters scored by four judges. Three judges will evaluate the submitted poster before the event, and one judge will evaluate the poster presentation on site. The top 3 in each category will be recognized on the main stage at the conclusion of general session on Friday, Oct. 24.
John J. Sharry Prosthodontic Research Competition finalists will not be eligible to present in the poster competition.
Deadlines:
Aug. 8 - Completed Abstract Submissions Due (This includes completed abstracts, COI form, and Annual Session registration)
Sept. 21 - Poster Submission Deadline (Accepted abstracts will be notified late August)
Please contact us via email with any questions.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The submission period for the 2025 Resident & Dental Student Digital Poster Competition has closed. Accepted abstracts will be notified via email with further instructions on the poster submission process.
John J. Sharry Prosthodontic Research Competition
The John J. Sharry Prosthodontic Research Competition, sponsored by the ACP Education Foundation will take place Oct. 23 during the 2025 Annual Session of the ACP. This competition is held to support and celebrate original research in prosthodontics by residents.
The ACP strongly encourages all programs to participate in this competition.
Eligibility: Individuals are eligible if they are currently enrolled in a postdoctoral prosthodontic program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or have completed such a program in the last three (3) years and are an Active Member, Fellow, or Resident Member, in good standing, of the American College of Prosthodontists. Manuscripts must not have been previously accepted for publication (except for Journal of Prosthodontics (JOP) acceptance) and are eligible for publication in the JOP.
Finalists: For the first time in recent history the six finalists will present live on the main podium during the Annual Session on Thursday, Oct. 23. Each finalist will be given 15 minutes to present to the Research Committee and audience, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A from the Research Committee.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
PAST AWARDEES
The submission period for the 2025 John J. Sharry Prosthodontic Research Competition is now closed. Finalists will be notified via email and will present live on the main stage at the Annual Session.
ACP Education Foundation Founders Society Award
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the ACP Education Foundation in 2010, the ACPEF Board of Directors created the Founders Medallion Award to honor and recognize the dedicated group of individuals who founded the ACP Education Foundation in 1985:
Dr. Robert C. Sproull, ACP President
Dr. Noel D. Wilkie, ACP Vice President
Dr. William A. Kuebker, ACP Secretary
Dr. John B. Holmes, ACP Treasurer
Dr. Thomas F. Balshi
Dr. Lawrence S. Churgin
Dr. Cosmo V. DeSteno
Dr. James A. Fowler Jr.
Dr. Ronald D. Woody
The ACPEF Board determined that the Founders Medallion Award honoring individuals should be continued in future years as the ACPEF Founders Society Award.
Eligibility: The award honors individuals that have made a significant impact on the growth and development of the Foundation and who have demonstrated an extraordinary and enduring level of commitment to the ACPEF.
They must be a member of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) or an individual who has demonstrated outstanding service to the specialty through the ACP and ACPEF; have demonstrated exceptional leadership and outstanding volunteer service to the mission of the ACPEF; be an active donor to the ACP Education Foundation (ACPEF) with a substantive, cumulative level of giving; and have contributed to building and growing the ACP Education Foundation
Contact the ACP Education Foundation with any questions.