Students are invited to submit research proposals for the AADOCR Student Research Fellowships. These fellowships have been created to encourage dental students living in the United States to consider careers in oral health research. Proposals are sought in basic and clinical research related to oral health. A maximum of five applications per institution will be accepted for review. A maximum of one student applicant per faculty advisor will be allowed. Students must be enrolled in an accredited DDS/DMD, combined DDS/PhD program or hygiene program in a dental (health-associated) institution within the USA. Students must be sponsored by a faculty member at that institution. Students should not have received their degree, nor should they be due to receive their degree in the year of the award (2026). Applicants may have an advanced degree in a basic science subject; and candidates must be AADOCR members. Each proposal must include the following: Specific Aims; Research Strategy with Significance, Innovation, and Approach information; Resource Information, with information on the facilities and equipment to be used for research project; Other support for applicant and sponsor; and Recombinant DNA, Recombinant DNA Molecules. A cover letter from the applicant's sponsor must also be submitted. The letter must indicate the dental school's and the sponsor's support of the proposed research. The sponsor's letter must also indicate that the proposal is primarily the work of the student. Please visit the fellowship's website or contact the American Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research for more information.