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2026-02-18T09:14:04-05:00
2026 Jane George Scholarship Contest
Each year, the Northeastern Center awards the Jane George Scholarship to an area student seeking a career in a mental health profession. This $750 scholarship is in memory of Jane George, who worked as a nurse case manager at Northeastern Center for more than seven years before passing from cancer in October of 2002.
Who can apply?
Students must be college-bound seniors planning a future career in mental health, which could include counseling, social work or medicine. Entry is limited to students from Noble, DeKalb, Steuben or LaGrange counties in Indiana. Employees of Northeastern Center and their family members cannot apply.
Application
Each entrant should complete an essay of 1,000 words or less focusing on one or both of the following themes:
“What in my life has motivated me to pursue a career in mental health?”
“How I plan to contribute to the future of mental health.”
Essays should be typed and double-spaced.
Judging Criteria
Members of Northeastern Center staff will judge the entries. Essays will be judged in three areas:
Content
Creativity/Originality
Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation
Entry Deadline
All entries must be submitted by
April 24, 2026
From all entries received, one student will be chosen to receive the $750 Jane George Scholarship. The winner will be notified in early summer.
Applications should be submitted via the form below.
Jane George Scholarship Contest Application
As a community mental health center, Northeastern Center provides comprehensive mental health services, including outpatient therapy and medication management, substance use treatment, adult residential homes, inpatient services, 24/7 crisis services and more. With 12 locations across DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble and Steuben counties, it has served northeast Indiana since 1977.
No person shall, on the grounds of race, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, veterans status, ability to pay, GINA, gender identity or sexual orientation be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefit of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of Northeastern Center, Inc. A discounted/sliding fee schedule is available based on family size and income.
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