The goal of the Baer Reintegration Scholarship is to help people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder acquire the educational and vocational skills necessary to reintegrate into society, secure jobs, and regain their lives. The scholarship program is designed to offer financial assistance for a wide range of educational opportunities in which students work to attain a certificate or degree from an accredited institution. Eligible programs include: high school equivalency programs; trade or vocational school, or certification programs; associate's degree; bachelor's degree; graduate degree; and post-baccalaureate credit coursework. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the scholarship program is accepting students attending school online, in person, or a hybrid of the two. Applicants must be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder; be currently receiving medical treatment for the disease, including medications and psychiatric follow-up, or have prescribing authority's documentation of past history noted on Recommendation Form; be actively involved in rehabilitative or reintegration efforts, such as clubhouse membership, part- or full-time employment, volunteer efforts or school enrollment; plan to attend a school in the United States; and be age 18 years or older by the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic school year. Applicants are required to submit three recommendation forms. The first must be completed by the applicant's prescribing authority for the mental illness to verify that each applicant has a qualifying diagnosis. The second and third recommendations are general recommendations. They can be filled out by a friend, coworker, teacher, therapist, sponsor, fellow community member, among other relations. Family members may not fill out any recommendation forms. Three extra materials to each application will be accepted. These extra items are not required. Examples include but are not limited to a resume, writing sample, picture of artwork, or completion certificate. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.