Robert Mack Scholarships

Established in 1986 by the Board of the California Society for Healthcare Engineering (CSHE). The Scholarship Foundation was created to further CSHE's goal of "Better patient care through progressive engineering knowledge."

Foundation Trustees are all CSHE past state presidents or state executive committee members and serve without compensation. We currently make awards based on scholastic achievement to individuals intending to work in an occupation that is directly involved with healthcare engineering.

Examples of these fields of study are facility engineering, bio-medical engineering, architecture, mechanical or electrical engineering and construction management in the healthcare field. Further information and requirements can be found on the application page.

Eligibility:

Any person pursuing undergraduate, graduate or vocational courses of study in the field of healthcare engineering.

Submittal Requirements: (Please type or print legibly)

• Grade transcripts from most recent school (GPA). Grades should be from the ninth grade through the first semester (or first two quarters of the twelfth grade, or the most current for persons enrolled in courses of study beyond the twelfth grade.)
• Community Service must be detailed. Use separate sheet if necessary.
• Essays, brief in nature, are required of all applicants. Essays should be entitled, "What does education mean to me?" What are my goals in the field of healthcare engineering? The essay should be clearly organized to define your goals and be grammatically correct.
• Letters of Reference, a minimum of three required, one of which must be related to your school activities. A principal, teacher, coach or counselor is acceptable. The other two letters of reference must be from people who can speak to the applicant’s character. If employed, one must be from a supervisor.

School/Field of Study:

Selection of field of study must be related to healthcare engineering. Fields of study may include (but not limited to) Mechanical, Electrical, or Structural Engineering, Plant Operations, Facility Management, Project Management, Architecture, HVAC, and Biomedical Engineering.

Choice of school including vocational school, community college, state university or university is at the student’s option.

Trustees’ Evaluation:

GPA (on 4.0 basis) is multiplied by 1,000 and additional points are given for the essay and community service.

NOTE: Financial need is not a criterion for selection. This is a scholastic scholarship. Interviews may be used for final determination, all other factors being equal. Two years is the limit that any one applicant can receive a scholarship award. If a previous award recipient applies for a second year, a complete new and current application must be filed before being considered.