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.

Just a quick reminder—please limit your applications to a maximum of three awards.

Prohibition of AI-Generated Content
To maintain academic integrity and ensure the authenticity of work, the use of generative artificial intelligence tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Grammarly GO, Bard, or similar) to produce, rewrite, or substantially edit content in submissions is strictly prohibited. All submitted work must reflect the student’s own original thinking, analysis, and expression. Any use of AI-generated material will be considered a violation of academic honesty policies and may result in disqualification of award application.

Award amounts granted may vary each year depending on available funding.

Award
Amount Varies
Scopes
COMP, COMP - California Campus Only
Deadline
01/20/2026
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?