[UCM LIST: Healthprofadvising-l] Iron Horse Scholarships - DEADLINE: 1/26/2026

[Noreen Balos]

Iron Horse Scholarships<https://www.livelikelou.org/news/iron-horse-scholarships-application-open-for-2026>
APPLICATION NOW OPEN
Deadline: Friday, January 26, 2026

OVERVIEW

If you or someone you know has been touched by Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and is a dependent whose family's finances have been impacted due to a parent or guardian (living or who passed in 2021 or after) having been diagnosed with ALS, please invite them to submit an interest application<https://my.reviewr.com/s2/site/IHS26> for an Iron Horse Scholarship. This renewable, four-year scholarship provides up to $2,130 per semester for up to eight semesters for students pursuing a degree.

The scholarship value, 2,130, harkens to Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record and reminds our award recipients of all that Lou stood for in the face of ALS. The deadline for completed interest applications<https://my.reviewr.com/s2/site/IHS26> is Monday, January 26, 2026. View a PDF overview of the application<https://phideltatheta.sharepoint.com/sites/livelikeloufoundation/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Flivelikeloufoundation%2FShared%20Documents%2FIron%20Horse%20Scholarships%2F2026%2FInterest%20Application%2F2026%20Iron%20Horse%20Scholarship%20Interest%20Application%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2Flivelikeloufoundation%2FShared%20Documents%2FIron%20Horse%20Scholarships%2F2026%2FInterest%20Application&p=true&ga=1>.

Registered Live Like Lou families receive preference in the application process. Register your ALS family<https://livelikelou.typeform.com/to/J91PbALM>. Registering makes you eligible for the Connect and Serve program (matching families with volunteers for short-term or one-time projects in/around the home) and Quality-of-Life Grants for renovations that become necessary following an ALS diagnosis. Read more about each program<https://www.livelikelou.org/als-families>.

Finalists for Iron Horse Scholarships will be notified in mid-February and asked to complete a supplementary application, including a personal essay and reference letter. Four Iron Horse Scholarship recipients will be announced in April, along with one-time Onward Awards of $444-$2,130 for select finalists.

ONWARD AWARDS

In 2021, one-time Onward Awards were established to honor runners-up to Iron Horse Scholarships. Onward Awards come in varying amounts and are awarded from the pool of finalist applicants for Iron Horse Scholarships. ONWARD is inspired by Live Like Lou's founder, Neil Alexander, who lost his battle with ALS in 2015. It signified looking ahead and forward, to a future without ALS.

CONTACT

Info at livelikelou.org<mailto:Info at livelikelou.org>



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