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
01/21/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. What are the challenges the Latinx community faces in medicine and what ideas do you have to address these?
  2. 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.?
  3. How do you plan to contribute as a Latino Medical Student Association member, medical student, and future physician to the underserved Latinx community?
  4. Submit a CV/resume demonstrating your past work/community service to the underserved Latinx community