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 full-time (must still be considered current students in June 2025), 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 2025 Mario Castañeda Scholarship will be announced on June 21, 2025 at the ACCE awards reception in New Orleans, LA.
2025 Mario Castañeda Scholarship application to open in late 2024.
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Please support the Mario Castañeda Scholarship program - with a contribution of any amount.
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We appreciate and are grateful to those who have contributed to
the Mario Castaneda Scholarship Fund:
- Ray Zambuto
- Hank Stankiewicz
- Suly Chi
-Thomas Judd
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