The Live Like Lou Foundation is pleased to announce that applications are open for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The Live Like Lou Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is intended to encourage and expand the number of investigators conducting innovative neurodegenerative disease research aimed at finding treatments or cures for ALS. The 2025 program will award two early-career scientists interested in ALS at an academic institution or equivalent research environment. Click for an overview of the application and requested materials.
Funding and Eligibility
- Up to $75,000 per year for up to two years beginning September 2025. Funds may be used to assist in underwriting salary expenses.
- Indirect costs to the institution are not allowed.
- Applicants must be in their first four years of postdoctoral training.
- Non-US citizens and institutions are eligible for funding.
- This award must be administered through the students' university. Payment will be made to the university, not directly to the student.
Deadline
- July 7, 2025—Application Due
- September 2025—Anticipated Award Decision
Please contact info@livelikelou.org with any questions.
Read about past Live Like Lou Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients:
- 2024—Gregory Mohl, PhD, University of California at San Francisco; and Carlo Scialo, MD, PhD, University of Zurich
- 2023—Alexander Cammack, PhD, University College London; and Yifu Han, PhD, University of Southern California
- 2022—Daryl Fields, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
