The ACCE Student Scholarship is now the Mario Castañeda Scholarship. A tribute to ACCE past president Mario Castañeda, the scholarship furthers his legacy to promote the profession and encourage eligible students to pursue a health technology/clinical engineering/biomedical engineering career path.
The American College of Clinical Engineering will award one $1,500 scholarship to a student studying to become a clinical engineer. The scholarship will be awarded at the annual members meeting in June.
Requirements and Criteria:
- ACCE membership is NOT required
- Applicants must be a current (as of Fall 2026), full-time, third-year or above undergraduate or recent graduates accepted into a related graduate program, seeking a career in clinical engineering/biomedical engineering/health systems engineering profession at an accredited college or university.
- Scholarship recipient will be asked to provide proof of course registration before the check is granted.
The 2026 Mario Castañeda Scholarship will be announced on May 30, 2026 at the ACCE awards reception in Denver, CO.
2026 Mario Castañeda Scholarship application is now closed.
2027 Mario Castaneda Scholarship application will open in December 2026.
Click here to enter your application.
Please support the Mario Castañeda Scholarship program - with a contribution of any amount.
We appreciate and are grateful to those who have already contributed to the 2026 Mario Castaneda Scholarship Fund:
- Mark Brody
Mark Bruley
- Kim Greenwood
- German Giles
- Tom Judd
- Malcolm Ridgway
- Hank Stankiewicz
We appreciate and are grateful to those who have contributed to the 2024-2025 Mario Castaneda Scholarship Fund:
- Ray Zambuto
- Hank Stankiewicz
- Suly Chi
- Tom Judd
