What Is The Center for Reintegration?

The Center for Reintegration is a nonprofit organization that helps people living with serious mental illness pursue a meaningful life through reintegration. Its best-known program, the Baer Reintegration Scholarships, has supported hundreds of students since 1998 — but the organization has announced that this will be its final year, with the scholarship program ending after the 2026–27 academic year due to a loss of funding.

What the organization does

The Center for Reintegration describes its mission as helping people with mental illnesses pursue a meaningful life through reintegration — the process of rebuilding a life in the community after serious mental health conditions.

Its published resources focus on three conditions:

• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizoaffective disorder

Alongside that resource material, the organization's main practical program has been a scholarship fund for people pursuing education and training while living with these conditions.

The Baer Reintegration Scholarships

The scholarship program began with its first awards in 1998 and ran for nearly three decades. According to the organization's farewell announcement, it opened doors for hundreds of individuals determined to rebuild their lives.

Funding history as described by the Center:

The announcement notes that scholars went on to complete trade programs, earn college degrees, and continue to law school and medical school — many while living with serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Current status: the program is ending

The Center for Reintegration has posted a farewell notice stating that this will be the final year of the Baer Reintegration Scholarships. The program will conclude after the 2026–27 academic year because the funding needed to continue could not be secured.

That means:

• If you are looking for a scholarship to apply to now, this program is winding down rather than expanding. Check the site directly for whether any final application cycle is open before the 2026–27 academic year.
• If you are looking for ongoing resources on schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder, the site's resource pages remain the part of the organization most likely to stay useful.
• If you are looking for a long-term funding source, this particular program should not be counted on beyond 2026–27.

How to use the site

The site is small and organized around a few sections: resources on mental illness, information on the three conditions above, and the scholarship program. The published contact address is [email protected]. There is also a subscribe option, which is the practical way to receive any final announcements about the program's close.

What to take away

The Center for Reintegration is a nonprofit focused on helping people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder rebuild meaningful lives, primarily through the Baer Reintegration Scholarships. That scholarship program is ending after the 2026–27 academic year for lack of funding, so anyone seeking current scholarship support should confirm the program's status directly rather than assume it is still accepting applicants.