Manos Curativas Scholarship

HONORS & RECOGNITION AWARD
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 limit your applications to a maximum of three Graduate Awards and three Honors & Recognition Awards. Applications exceeding these limits will not be considered.

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.

Notice of Non-discrimination
In accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, Western University of Health Sciences (Western U) is committed to ensuring a campus community free from unlawful discrimination. Western U strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination in all its programs, activities, admissions, and employment. This policy applies to all aspects of the university, including education programs, employment, admissions, and any other Western U activities

Award
Amount Varies
Scopes
COMP, COMP - California Campus Only
Deadline
01/12/2027
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please submit a current CV or résumé highlighting your employment, volunteer, leadership, and community service experiences that demonstrate your involvement in serving the underserved Latinx community. Where applicable, include the organizations or communities you have served, your roles and responsibilities, the duration of your involvement, and meaningful contributions or accomplishments.
  2. In 300 words: What challenges and barriers do you believe the Latinx community faces in accessing and receiving quality healthcare? Discuss factors that may contribute to these challenges and share your ideas for addressing them. You may draw upon your personal, academic, clinical, or community experiences and describe how you hope to contribute to improving healthcare access, trust, and outcomes for Latinx patients and communities. (A 300-word essay is about 0.5 pages single-spaced or 1.3 pages double-spaced using standard 12-point font and 1-inch margins).
  3. In 300 words, describe significant challenges, barriers, or personal experiences that have shaped your journey toward and through medical school. These may include financial or socioeconomic circumstances, immigration or family-related challenges, the loss of a loved one, learning differences or disabilities, or other circumstances that have influenced your educational path. Discuss how you have navigated these experiences and how they have shaped your resilience, perspective, values, and aspirations as a future physician. Additionally, describe how you hope to use these experiences and values to contribute to the underserved Latinx community as a member of the Latino Medical Student Association, a medical student, and a future physician. Discuss specific ways you hope to support the community through service, advocacy, mentorship, education, and patient care, and how you hope to help improve access to healthcare and build trust with underserved patients and communities. Share only what you feel comfortable discussing.(A 300-word essay is about 0.5 pages single-spaced or 1.3 pages double-spaced using standard 12-point font and 1-inch margins).