Manos Curativas Scholarship

The Manos Curativas Scholarship was established by the WesternU Latino Medical Student Association and is awarded annually to a COMP student in good academic standing who has demonstrated financial need and past work/community service to the underserved Latinx community. One award is available to a first-year student.

Please remember to apply for no more than 3 Awards.

Award
Amount Varies
Scopes
COMP, COMP - California Campus Only
Deadline
01/16/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Submit a CV/resume demonstrating your past work/community service to the underserved Latinx community
  2. What are the challenges the Latinx community faces in medicine and what ideas do you have to address these?
  3. What barriers have you overcome as a pre-medical student, including but not limited to coming from a socioeconomically disadvantaged background, immigration status, losing a family member, learning disabilities, etc.?
  4. How do you plan to contribute as a Latino Medical Student Association member, medical student, and future physician to the underserved Latinx community?