The Sensodyne IDA Shining Star Scholarship Programme is a privately funded scheme associated with Haleon India, the maker of Sensodyne, run in association with the Indian Dental Association. It is presented as support for dental students who combine academic merit with financial need, and it is aimed at students working towards the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree in India. The programme is positioned as sustained help with the cost of a long professional course rather than a one off prize, with continued support usually tied to steady academic performance through the degree. The award value for any current cycle is not stated in this record, so the amount, the number of awards and the payment schedule should be confirmed from the official programme announcement before a student plans around them.

The scheme is intended for students in the early stage of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery programme, and the published criteria have in the past been limited to students at government and government funded dental colleges rather than private institutions. Applicants are generally expected to have completed higher secondary education with the marks the notification specifies, to come from a household within a stated annual income ceiling, and to maintain the required standard of performance in each semester or year in order to keep receiving support through the course. Supporting documents such as proof of admission, mark statements and an income certificate are normally required. The exact thresholds are set by the organisers and are published on the official portal.

Applications for this programme are accepted online. Candidates are normally asked to register on the scholarship portal named in the official announcement, complete the application form with their college, course, academic record and family income details, and upload scanned documents such as an identity proof, proof of current enrolment in the dental course, higher secondary and subsequent mark sheets, an income certificate and bank account details. Shortlisted applicants may be contacted for document verification or a telephone check before any decision is taken. The application window, the full document checklist and the announced closing date are published on the official programme page, which should be consulted directly rather than any date reproduced here.